Sericoda quadripunctata

Sericoda quadripunctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Sericoda
Species:	S. quadripunctata
Binomial name
Sericoda quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)

Sericoda quadripunctata is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. ^[1]

Biology

S. quadripunctata is pyrophilic and can be extremely abundant in areas that have recently experienced wildfires. ^[6] The eggs of S. quadripunctata have a higher rate of survival in recently heat-sterilized soil, mainly due to reduced predation by other soil-dwelling invertebrates. ^[7]

References

1. "Sericoda quadripunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
2. "Sericoda quadripunctata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
3. "Sericoda quadripunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
4. "Sericoda quadripunctata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
5. "Sericoda quadripunctata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
6. Koivula, Matti; Cobb, Tyler; Déchêne, Andrea; Jacobs, Joshua; Spence, John (2006-09-01). "Responses of two Sericoda Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) species to forest harvesting, wildfire, and burn severity". Entomologica Fennica. 17 (3): 315–324. doi: 10.33338/ef.84351 . ISSN   2489-4966.
7. Bell, Aaron J.; Calladine, Kiara S.; Wardle, David A.; Phillips, Iain D. (August 2022). "Rapid colonization of the post-burn environment improves egg survival in pyrophilic ground beetles". Ecosphere. 13 (8). doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4213 . ISSN   2150-8925.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C., eds. (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0849319259.
• Bousquet, Yves (2010). Illustrated Identification Guide to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Pensoft Publishers.
• LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.38459 . ISBN   0665100558.
• Riley, K.; Browne, R. (2011). "Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". ZooKeys (147): 601–21. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.147.2102 . PMC   3286241 . PMID   22371677.
• White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides) . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN   0395910897.

External links

• Media related to Sericoda quadripunctata at Wikimedia Commons