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Harpalus laevipes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Carabidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Subgenus
  
Harpalus (Harpalus)

Genus
  
Harpalus

Order
  
Beetle

Similar
  
Harpalus, Beetle, Harpalus honestus, Harpalus latus, Harpalus tardus

Harpalus laevipes is a species of black coloured phytophagous ground beetle in the Harpalinae subfamily that is absent in the following European and African countries and islands: Andorra, Azores, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Corsica, Crete, Cyclades Cyprus, Dodecanese, Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Greece, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Moldova Monaco, North Aegean islands, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, San Marino, Sardinia, Selvagens Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. It is also found in such Asian countries as Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Chinese provinces of Shanxi and Xinjiang. It is also common in Canada and the United States.

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Description

The species is 9.5–12 millimetres (0.37–0.47 in) long.

Distribution

In Ireland, the species is found in Little Sugar Loaf and Black Head in the Burren, Clare. In Russia, it is found in Siberia and the Caucasus.

Habitat and ecology

It is found in gravelly moraines and shallow soils. It can also be found under stones, low herbal shrubs and limestone. The species is quite equipped to the mountainous lifestyle. It feeds on Calluna species.

References

Harpalus laevipes Wikipedia