Amara plebeja

Amara plebeja
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Amara
Species:	A. plebeja
Binomial name
Amara plebeja (Gyllenhal, 1810)
Synonyms
Amara anthobia var. barnevilleiCroissandeau, 1893 Amara anthobia var. brisoutiCsiki, 1929 Amara atraStephens, 1828 Amara cylindrellaSchiødte, 1837 Amara lapidicolaHeer, 1837 Amara lenticularisSchiødte, 1837 Amara noctivagaHochhuth, 1871 Amara septentrionalisCurtis, 1840 Amara varicolorHeer, 1838 Amara (Amara) punctibasisJedlička, 1957 Amara (Triaena) tridensA. Morawitz, 1862 Harpalus plebejus Gyllenhal, 1810

Amara plebeja is a species of ground beetle native to Europe. ^{[1] [2]}

Behavior and ecology

The habitat of A. plebeja has been observed to change during the species' life cycle: it reproduces in grass vegetation, and hibernates in deciduous trees. They fly between these habitats in spring and autumn. After moving between habitats, A. plebeja autolyse their flight muscles, which are subsequently regrown before traveling to the next habitat. ^[3]

A. plebeja is typically phytophagous, with seeds being its primary food source, however it has been observed to be occasionally carnivorous, especially in its larval form. ^[4]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society, London pdf Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
3. van Huizen, T. H. P. (1977). "The significance of flight activity in the life cycle of Amara plebeja Gyll. (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". Oecologia . 29 (1): 27–41. doi:10.1007/BF00345360. PMID   28308804.
4. Lindroth, Carl Hildebrand (1979). Ground Beetles (Carabidae) of Fennoscandia : A Zoogeographic Study. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Libraries and National Science Foundation. pp. 133–135.

External links

• Amara plebeja (Gyllenhal, 1810) The Watford Coleoptera Group website