Acupalpus meridianus
| Acupalpus meridianus | |
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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: | Acupalpus |
| Species: | A. meridianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acupalpus meridianus (Linnaeus, 1760)
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Acupalpus meridianus is an insect-eating ground beetle of the genus Acupalpus found in western Canada.[1] Until 1988, it was only identified in the southern portion of Vancouver Island, but has since spread as far west as Edmonton.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Pollock, Darren A. (June 1991). "NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF, AND RANGE EXTENSION FOR, ACUPALPUS MERIDIANUS (LINNÉ) (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE)". The Canadian Entomologist. 123 (3): 705–706. doi:10.4039/Ent123705-3. ISSN 1918-3240. S2CID 84805533.
- ^ Spence, John R.; Spence, D. Hughes (1988). "Of Ground-Beetles and Men: Introduced Species and the Synanthropic Fauna of Western Canada". The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 120 (S144): 151–168. doi:10.4039/entm120144151-1. ISSN 0071-075X.
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