Nebria lituyae

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Nebria lituyae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Nebria
Species:
N. lituyae
Binomial name
Nebria lituyae
Kavanaugh, 1979

Nebria lituyae, Lituya's gazelle beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that is endemic to the US state of Alaska and the Canadian province of British Columbia. [1] It is found in the alpine zone on hill summits on moist ground.

Adults are brachypterous, nocturnal and carnivorous. [2]

References

  1. "Nebria lituyae Kavanaugh, 1979". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)