Carabidae (Coleoptera) New To British Columbia, With One Species New To Canada
Author
Jarrett, J. R.
Author
Scudder, G. G E.
text
The Coleopterists Bulletin
2001
2001-09-30
55
3
378
384
http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x(2001)055[0378:ccntbc]2.0.co;2
journal article
10.1649/0010-065X(2001)055[0378:CCNTBC]2.0.CO;2
1938-4394
Amara impuncticollis
(Say)
BC: Creston,
23.IV.1950
,
5.XI.1950
,
22.VI.1951
,
3.V.1959
(G. Stace Smith)
[
UBC
];
Galiano I.
,
6.VII.1980
(
G.G.E. Scudder
) [
UBC
]; Kamloops
,
Opax
site,
Mud Lake
, 50
°
45
̍
43
̎
N 120
°
27
̍
19
̎
W,
1,000 m
, IDFxh, 50
%
removal indiv. tree select.,
pitfall trap
,
6.V–20.V.1997
(
MOF
Kamloops)
[
UBC
];
North Pine
,
24.
V
.1944 (
G. Stace Smith
) [
UBC
]; Penticton, pan
trap,
15–30.
VI
.1981
(
W.D. Charles
)
[
UBC
];
Saanich Dist.
,
22.IV.1929
(W. Downes) [UBC]; Smithers,
15.VI
.1951
(
G.J. Spencer
) [UBC]; Ter
race (
Mrs. W.W.H.
) [
UBC
];
Vernon
,
4.VII.1923
(
R
. Hopping) [
UBC
]
;
Vernon,
15.VII.1924
(K.B. Hopping)
[
UBC
]; Vancouver,
16.VII.1969
(A. Herath)
[
UBC
]; Wellington,
14.V.1946
,
14.IV.1947
(Richard Guppy)
[UBC]. Widely distributed in the eastern half of North America, but west of the 100
°
meridian, previously known only from CO and SK (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993).
Amara impuncticollis
is associated with
A. littoralis
,
occurring in open, moderately dry country with rich vegetation, usually of pronounced weedy character (Lindroth 1968). This species hibernates in its adult form.