Nebria nivalis
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| Nebria nivalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Nebria |
| Species: | N. nivalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Nebria nivalis (Paykull, 1790)
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Nebria nivalis is a ground beetle in the subfamily Nebriinae. It is found mainly in Scandinavia and northern Russia; it is rare in the British Isles, where it occurs at isolated upland locations in North Wales, northern England, Scotland and the west of Ireland. [1]
In Scandinavia, N. nivalis is found almost exclusively around the margins of snowfields.[2] In the Scottish Cairngorms it has been observed foraging on snow, especially at night.[3]
Subspecies
- Nebria nivalis nivalis (Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA, Russia, Mongolia, Alaska, Greenland) - Snow gazelle beetle
- Nebria nivalis gaspesiana Kavanaugh, 1979 (Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, Maine) - Gaspe gazelle beetle
References
- ^ "Ground Beetles of Ireland - Nebria nivalis". National Museums Northern Ireland. 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ Lindroth, C. H. (1974). Handbooks for the identification of British insects, vol 4 part 2: Coleoptera: Carabidae. The Royal Entomological Society of London. p. 148.
- ^ Ashmole, N. P.; J. M. Nelson; M. R. Shaw; A. Garside (August 1983). "Insects and spiders on snowfields in the Cairngorms, Scotland". Journal of Natural History. 17 (4): 599–613. doi:10.1080/00222938300770491.