Acupalpus meridianus

Acupalpus meridianus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Harpalinae
Tribe:	Harpalini
Genus:	Acupalpus
Species:	A. meridianus
Binomial name
	Acupalpus meridianus; (Linnaeus, 1760)

Last updated May 27, 2025

Acupalpus meridianus is an insect-eating ground beetle of the genus Acupalpus found in western Canada.^[1] Until 1988, it was only identified in the southern portion of Vancouver Island, but has since spread as far west as Edmonton.^[2]

References

↑ Pollock, Darren A. (June 1991). "NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF, AND RANGE EXTENSION FOR, ACUPALPUS MERIDIANUS (LINNÉ) (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE)" . The Canadian Entomologist. 123 (3): 705–706. doi:10.4039/Ent123705-3. ISSN 1918-3240. S2CID 84805533.
↑ Spence, John R.; Spence, D. Hughes (1988). "Of Ground-Beetles and Men: Introduced Species and the Synanthropic Fauna of Western Canada" . The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 120 (S144): 151–168. doi:10.4039/entm120144151-1. ISSN 0071-075X.

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[1] Pollock, Darren A. (June 1991). "NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF, AND RANGE EXTENSION FOR, ACUPALPUS MERIDIANUS (LINNÉ) (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE)" . The Canadian Entomologist. 123 (3): 705–706. doi:10.4039/Ent123705-3. ISSN 1918-3240. S2CID 84805533.

[2] Spence, John R.; Spence, D. Hughes (1988). "Of Ground-Beetles and Men: Introduced Species and the Synanthropic Fauna of Western Canada" . The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 120 (S144): 151–168. doi:10.4039/entm120144151-1. ISSN 0071-075X.

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