Bembidion ephippium
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Bembidion |
Species: | B. ephippium
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Binomial name | |
Bembidion ephippium (Marsham, 1802)
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Bembidion ephippium is a small, fast-moving water beetle in the Trechinae subfamily[1] that can be found in such Belgian cities as Nieuwpoort and Ostend. It can also be found in Wimereux, France.[2]
Threat status
[edit]The species is considered to be Critically Endangered in Belgium. It is under protection since September 22, 1980.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Account for Bembidion ephippium". The Essex Field Club. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ Haghebaert, G. (September 21, 2012). "Bembidion (Notaphemphanes) ephippium (Marsham, 1802)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Species: Bembidion ephippium (Marsh., 1802)". Belgian species list. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Retrieved March 31, 2014.