Nebria desolata

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Nebria desolata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Nebria
Species:
N. desolata
Binomial name
Nebria desolata
Kavanaugh, 1971

Nebria desolata, the desolate gazelle beetle, is a species of ground beetle from Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in such US states as Colorado and Utah, [1] where it is found in upland deserts, at the bases of reddish sandstone cliffs.

Adults are brachypterous, nocturnal and carnivorous. [2]

References

  1. "Nebria desolata Kavanaugh, 1971". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)