Nebria gregaria

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Nebria gregaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Nebria
Species:
N. gregaria
Binomial name
Nebria gregaria
Synonyms
  • Nebria cuneataCasey, 1913

Nebria gregaria, the gregarious gazelle beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Alaska, United States and Aleutian Islands, as well as parts of eastern Russia and China. [1] It is only found near water.

Adults brachypterous, nocturnal and carnivorous. [2]

References

  1. T E Clarke; D B Levin; David H. Kavanaugh; Thomas E Reimchen (2001). "Rapid evolution in the Nebria gregaria group (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and the paleogeography of the Queen Charlotte Islands" (PDF). Evolution. 55 (7): 1408–1418. doi: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00662.x .
  2. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)

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