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{{Taxobox|image=Harpalus affinis01.jpg|image_caption=''Harpalus affinis'' |
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|regnum=[[Animal]]ia|phylum=[[Arthropod]]a|classis=[[Insect]]a |
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|ordo=[[Beetle|Coleoptera]]|familia=[[Ground beetle|Carabidae]] |
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|subfamilia=[[Harpalinae]]|tribus=[[Harpalini]] |
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|authority = ([[Franz von Paula Schrank|Schrank]], 1781) |
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'''''Harpalus affinis''''' is a species of [[ground beetle]] native to the [[Palearctic]] |
'''''Harpalus affinis''''' is a species of [[ground beetle]] native to the [[Palearctic]], and introduced in the [[Nearctic]] and the Australasian region. In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: the [[Azores]], the [[Canary Islands]], the [[Channel Islands]], [[Crete]], [[Cyclades]], [[Dodecanese]], the [[Faroe Islands]], [[Franz Josef Land]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Iceland]], [[Madeira]], [[Malta]], [[Monaco]], the [[North Aegean islands]], [[Novaya Zemlya]], [[San Marino]], the [[Savage Islands]], [[Sicily]], [[Svalbard]] and [[Jan Mayen]], and [[Vatican City]]. Its presence on the [[Balearic Islands]] and [[Sardinia]] is doubtful. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The species is {{convert|8.5|-|12|mm}} long and is black coloured with colourful metallic reflections on its shin. Their |
The species is {{convert|8.5|-|12|mm}} long and is black coloured with colourful metallic reflections on its shin. Their surface is metallic bronze, green or blue coloured.<ref name=habitas>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitas.org.uk/groundbeetles/species.asp?item=7390|title=''Harpalus affinis''|publisher=Habitas.org|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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''Harpalus affinis'' is present in the Palearctic realm, from Europe to Siberia.<ref name=habitas/> It was introduced in North America and is now present in several Canadian provinces, from [[British Columbia]] to the [[Maritimes]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lindroth|first=Carl H.|year=1968|title=The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cincidelinae) of Canada and Alaska, Part 5|publisher=Opuscula Entomologica}}</ref> It became established in New Zealand in the mid to late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Townsend|first=J. I.|year=1992|title=Harpalus affinis (Schrank)(Coleoptera: Carabidae) recently established in the North Island of New Zealand.|journal=New Zealand Entomologist|volume=15|issue=1|pages=25–29|doi=10.1080/00779962.1992.9722624}}</ref> |
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In Siberia, the species is found on the [[Lena River]].<ref name=habitas/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Harpalinae]] |
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[[Category:Harpalus (genus)|affinis]] |
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[[Category:Beetles of Europe]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 23 February 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Harpalini |
| Genus: | Harpalus |
| Species: | H. affinis
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| Harpalus affinis (Schrank, 1781)
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Harpalus affinis is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, and introduced in the Nearctic and the Australasian region. In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Novaya Zemlya, San Marino, the Savage Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. Its presence on the Balearic Islands and Sardinia is doubtful.
Description
[edit]The species is 8.5–12 millimetres (0.33–0.47 in) long and is black coloured with colourful metallic reflections on its shin. Their surface is metallic bronze, green or blue coloured.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Harpalus affinis is present in the Palearctic realm, from Europe to Siberia.[1] It was introduced in North America and is now present in several Canadian provinces, from British Columbia to the Maritimes.[2] It became established in New Zealand in the mid to late 1970s.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Harpalus affinis". Habitas.org. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
- ^ Lindroth, Carl H. (1968). The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cincidelinae) of Canada and Alaska, Part 5. Opuscula Entomologica.
- ^ Townsend, J. I. (1992). "Harpalus affinis (Schrank)(Coleoptera: Carabidae) recently established in the North Island of New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 15 (1): 25–29. doi:10.1080/00779962.1992.9722624.
External links
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Media related to Harpalus affinis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Harpalus affinis at Wikispecies
