Amara plebeja

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Amara plebeja
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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]

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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. [3]

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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.