Harpalus anxius is a species of phytophagous and xerophilous[1] ground beetle that is native to Palearctic realm.

Harpalus anxius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Harpalini
Genus: Harpalus
Species:
H. anxius
Binomial name
Harpalus anxius
(Duftschmid, 1812)
Synonyms
  • Carabus anxius Duftschmid, 1812
  • Harpalus friulanus G. Muller, 1926
  • Harpalus tibialis Audinet-Serville, 1821

Description

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The species is 6.8–8.2 millimetres (0.27–0.32 in) long and is black coloured.[1]

Distribution

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Its range includes Europe and the Near East. In Europe it is only absent in the following countries or islands: Andorra, the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Crete, Cyclades, Cyprus, Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Norway, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, San Marino, the Savage Islands, Sicily, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. Its presence on the Balearic Islands and Sardinia is doubtful. In Ireland it can be found in Meath and Kerry counties.[1]

Habitat

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Harpalus anxius prefers sandy heath and dunes.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Harpalus anxius". Habitas.org. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
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