Amphasia interstitialis

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Amphasia interstitialis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Harpalini
Genus: Amphasia
Species:
A. interstitialis
Binomial name
Amphasia interstitialis
(Say, 1823)
Synonyms

Feronia interstitialis (Say, 1823)

Amphasia interstitialis, the red-headed ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is native to North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Its size ranges from 8.5 to 10.2 mm (0.33 to 0.40 inches). [5] It has dark elytra with an orange pronotum and head. Its antennae have 11 segments and are lighter orange. The legs are pale orange as well. The underside of its abdomen is dark with the rear end of the abdomen (and the rest of the underside) being orange. [6]

Distribution

Amphasia interstitialis is widespread across the northeastern United States, slightly branching out into Ontario, Quebec, and the central United States. [3] [4] [7]

It is found in covered places such as deciduous forests, usually in leaf litter and under stones and logs. [7] It is also found in lowland habitats such as wetlands and mesic areas. [8]

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References

  1. "Species Amphasia interstitialis". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  3. 1 2 "Red-headed Ground Beetle (Amphasia interstitialis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. 1 2 "Amphasia interstitialis (Say, 1823)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. Bousquet, Yves (2010). Illustrated identification guide to adults and larvae of northeastern North American ground beetles: Coleoptera : Carabidae. Pensoft series faunistica. Sofia: Pensoft. ISBN   978-954-642-522-5.
  6. "Photos of Red-headed Ground Beetle (Amphasia interstitialis) · iNaturalist". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  7. 1 2 Bousquet, Yves (2012-11-28). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
  8. "Saving pages on Cite Them Right". Saving Pages on Cite Them Right. 2023. doi:10.5040/9781350886155.

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