Nebria nivalis

Nebria nivalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Nebria
Species:	N. nivalis
Binomial name
Nebria nivalis (Paykull, 1790)
Synonyms
Carabus nivalisPaykull, 1790 Nebria obscuripesPoppius, 1906 Nebria femorataMotschulsky, 1866 Nebria molbisMotschulsky, 1866 Nebria mollisMotschulsky, 1866 Nebria femoralisMotschulsky, 1859 Nebria bifariaMannerheim, 1853

Nebria nivalis is a ground beetle in the subfamily Nebriinae. It is found mainly in Scandinavia and northern Russia; it is rare in the British Isles, where it occurs at isolated upland locations in North Wales, northern England, Scotland and the west of Ireland. ^[1]

In Scandinavia, N. nivalis is found almost exclusively around the margins of snowfields. ^[2] In the Scottish Cairngorms it has been observed foraging on snow, especially at night. ^[3]

Subspecies

• Nebria nivalis nivalis (Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA, Russia, Mongolia, Alaska, Greenland) - Snow gazelle beetle
• Nebria nivalis gaspesianaKavanaugh, 1979 (Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Maine) - Gaspe gazelle beetle

Nebria nivalis gaspesiana

Nebria nivalis nivalis

References

1. "Ground Beetles of Ireland - Nebria nivalis". National Museums Northern Ireland. 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
2. Lindroth, C. H. (1974). Handbooks for the identification of British insects, vol 4 part 2: Coleoptera: Carabidae. The Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 148.
3. Ashmole, N. P.; J. M. Nelson; M. R. Shaw; A. Garside (August 1983). "Insects and spiders on snowfields in the Cairngorms, Scotland". Journal of Natural History . 17 (4): 599–613. doi:10.1080/00222938300770491.