Pelophila borealis

Pelophila borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Xenacoelomorpha
Order:	Acoela
Family:	Actinoposthiidae
Genus:	Pelophila
Species:	P. borealis
Binomial name
Pelophila borealis (Paykull, 1790)
Synonyms [1]
Pelophila angusticollisMotschulsky, 1860 Pelophila arcticaDejean, 1826 Pelophila californicaMotschulsky, 1844 Pelophila costataMenetries, 1851 Pelophila dejeaniDejean, 1826 Pelophila elongataMannenheim, 1823 Pelophila eschscholtziiMannerheim, 1823 Pelophila gebleriMannerheim, 1823 Pelophila laevigataMotschulsky, 1844 Pelophila marginataMannenheim, 1823 Pelophila ochoticaR. F. Sahlberg, 1844 Pelophila shermaniCasey, 1913 Pelophila ulkeiG. H. Horn, 1870

Pelophila borealis, the boreal mud-loving beetle, ^[2] is a species of ground beetle in Nebriinae subfamily which was described by Gustaf von Paykull in 1790. The species can be found in Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. It is black in colour and is shiny. The species ranges from 9.5–10.1 millimetres (0.37–0.40 in) in length. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. "Pelophila borealis (Paykull, 1790)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
2. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
3. "Pelophila borealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-16.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Pelophila borealis at iNaturalist
• Media related to Pelophila borealis at Wikimedia Commons