Notiophilus aeneus, also known as the brassy big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4] Approximately 5–6 mm long, it is dark colored with a brassy tinge and large eyes. Adults are diurnally active in spring and summer.[5]
Notiophilus aeneus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Notiophilus |
Species: | N. aeneus
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Binomial name | |
Notiophilus aeneus (Herbst, 1806)
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References
edit- ^ "Notiophilus aeneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Notiophilus aeneus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Notiophilus aeneus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- ^ Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780691133041.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.