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[1]
  • 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, the boreal mud-loving beetle[2], 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 species ranges from 9.5–10.1 millimetres (0.37–0.40 in) in length.[1][3]


References

  1. ^ a b "Pelophila borealis (Paykull, 1790)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
  3. ^ "Pelophila borealis". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-16.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.