Axinopalpus fusciceps

Axinopalpus fusciceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Axinopalpus
Species:	A. fusciceps
Binomial name
Axinopalpus fusciceps LeConte, 1851
Synonyms
Axinopalpus nigriceps (LeConte, 1880)

Axinopalpus fusciceps, the black-headed pale carabid, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2]}

Range

Western United States (from California, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Idaho) extending southward to Guatemala, with a primary range in the southwestern United States to central Texas, as well as Mexico. ^[3] A. fusciceps is seen occurring mostly in the summer and fall months, with large spikes in occurrences in June and July. ^[4]

References

1. "Species Axinopalpus fusciceps". bugguide.net. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
2. "Black-headed Pale Carabid (Axinopalpus fusciceps)". iNaturalist. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
3. Bousquet, Yves (November 28, 2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
4. "Axinopalpus fusciceps LeConte, 1851". www.gbif.org. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-33029-0.