Nebria ovipennis

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Nebria ovipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Nebria
Species:
N. ovipennis
Binomial name
Nebria ovipennis
LeConte, 1878

Nebria ovipennis, the oval gazelle beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that is endemic to the US states of California [1] and Nevada, where it inhabits meadows and areas near snowfields in uplands areas and mountains.

Adults are brachypterous, nocturnal and carnivorous. [2]

References

  1. "Nebria ovipennis LeConte, 1878". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)