Pelophila borealis

Pelophila borealis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Xenacoelomorpha
Order:	Acoela
Family:	Actinoposthiidae
Genus:	Pelophila
Species:	P. borealis
Binomial name
Pelophila borealis (Paykull, 1790)
Synonyms
Pelophila angusticollis Motschulsky, 1860 Pelophila arctica Dejean, 1826 Pelophila californica Motschulsky, 1844 Pelophila costata Menetries, 1851 Pelophila dejeani Dejean, 1826 Pelophila elongata Mannenheim, 1823 Pelophila eschscholtzii Mannerheim, 1823 Pelophila gebleri Mannerheim, 1823 Pelophila laevigata Motschulsky, 1844 Pelophila marginata Mannenheim, 1823 Pelophila ochotica R. F. Sahlberg, 1844 Pelophila shermani Casey, 1913 Pelophila ulkei G. H. Horn, 1870

Pelophila borealis is a species of ground beetle in Nebriinae subfamily which was described by Gustaf von Paykull in 1790. The species can be found in Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. It is black in colour and is shiny. The size of the species is 9.5–10.1 millimetres (0.37–0.40 in) long.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Pelophila borealis at iNaturalist
• Media related to Pelophila borealis at Wikimedia Commons