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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 Australian 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=379796|title=''Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis'' (Schrank, 1781)|publisher=[[Fauna Europaea]]|version=2.6.2|date=August 29, 2013|accessdate=October 19, 2013}}</ref> |
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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 shin 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> |
The species is {{convert|8.5|-|12|mm}} long and is black coloured with colourful metallic reflections on its shin. Their shin 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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''H. 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 |language=en |last=Lindroth |first=Carl H. |date=1968 |title=The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cincidelinae) of Canada and Alaska, Part 5 |url= |location= |publisher=Opuscula Entomologica |page= |isbn= |author-link= }}</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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Harpalus affinis is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, and introduced in the Nearctic and the Australian 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.[1]
Description
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 shin is metallic bronze, green or blue coloured.[2]
Distribution
H. affinis is present in the Palearctic realm, from Europe to Siberia.[2] It was introduced in North America and is now present in several canadian provinces, from British Columbia to the Maritimes.[3]
References
- ^ "Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Harpalus affinis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Harpalus affinis at Wikispecies- Harpalus affinis on Bug Guide
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