Sericoda quadripunctata is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Sericoda |
| Species: | S. quadripunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Sericoda quadripunctata (De Geer, 1774)
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Biology
editS. quadripunctata is pyrophilic and can be extremely abundant in areas that have recently experienced wildfires.[6] The eggs of S. quadripunctata have a higher rate of survival in recently heat-sterilized soil, mainly due to reduced predation by other soil-dwelling invertebrates.[7]
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References
edit- ^ a b "Sericoda quadripunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Sericoda quadripunctata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Sericoda quadripunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Sericoda quadripunctata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ "Sericoda quadripunctata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
- ^ Koivula, Matti; Cobb, Tyler; Déchêne, Andrea; Jacobs, Joshua; Spence, John (2006-09-01). "Responses of two Sericoda Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) species to forest harvesting, wildfire, and burn severity". Entomologica Fennica. 17 (3): 315–324. doi:10.33338/ef.84351. ISSN 2489-4966.
- ^ Bell, Aaron J.; Calladine, Kiara S.; Wardle, David A.; Phillips, Iain D. (August 2022). "Rapid colonization of the post‐burn environment improves egg survival in pyrophilic ground beetles". Ecosphere. 13 (8). doi:10.1002/ecs2.4213. ISSN 2150-8925.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C., eds. (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849319259.
- Bousquet, Yves (2010). Illustrated Identification Guide to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Pensoft Publishers.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
- Riley, K.; Browne, R. (2011). "Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". ZooKeys (147): 601–21. doi:10.3897/zookeys.147.2102. PMC 3286241. PMID 22371677.
- White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
External links
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