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Acupalpus flavicollis

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Acupalpus flavicollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Harpalini
Genus: Acupalpus
Species:
A. flavicollis
Binomial name
Acupalpus flavicollis
(Sturm, 1825)[1]

Acupalpus flavicollis is a Palearctic species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[2]

Description

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General morphology

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Acupalpus flavicollis is between 2.9 mm and 3.7 mm long.[3]

Distribution

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This palaearctic species is present in many countries and from west to East ranges from the United Kingdom to Easter Russia. From Sweden and North European Russia in the North to Italy, Greece and even the Azores Islands in the South.[4]

Ecology

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In western Europe, the species seems to only be found in restored areas.[1]

Habitat

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A. flavicollis is found in swamps, marshes and near river banks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Acupalpus flavicollis at NBN Atlas: Taxon Details". Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  2. ^ "Acupalpus flavicollis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. ^ Reitter, Edmund (1900). "Bestimmungstabellen der europäischen Coleopteren: Carabidae: Harpalini". Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn. 38: 33–155.
  4. ^ "Acupalpus flavicollis at Fauna Europaea: Taxon Details". Retrieved 2018-06-08.