Bembidion ephippium

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Bembidion ephippium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Bembidion
Species:
B. ephippium
Binomial name
Bembidion ephippium
(Marsham, 1802)

Bembidion ephippium is a small, fast-moving water beetle in the Trechinae subfamily [1] that can be found in such Belgian cities as Nieuwpoort and Ostend. It can also be found in Wimereux, France, [2] and Orford Ness, Great Britain. [3]

Threat status

The species is considered to be Critically Endangered in Belgium. It is under protection since September 22, 1980. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Account for Bembidion ephippium". The Essex Field Club. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Haghebaert, G. (September 21, 2012). "Bembidion (Notaphemphanes) ephippium (Marsham, 1802)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  3. ↑ Warrington, Stuart (2023-09-01). "Orford Ness and its remarkable invertebrate fauna". Suffolk Natural History. 59: 6. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Species: Bembidion ephippium (Marsh., 1802)". Belgian species list. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
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