Poecilus lepidus

Poecilus lepidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Poecilus
Species:
P. lepidus
Binomial name
Poecilus lepidus
(Leske 1785)[1]

Poecilus lepidus is a species of ground beetle[2] that was described by Nathanael Gottfried Leske in 1785.[1]

Range

Poecilus lepidus lives across Europe, including the United Kingdom, and Western Russia.[2]

Diet

Larvae of Poecilus lepidus (just like other Poecilus species) feed on the egg and larvae of other small arthropods. However, adults are omnivorous.[3]

Subspecies

There are three subspecies:

  • Poecilus lepidus lepidus[4]
  • Poecilus lepidus gressorius[5]
  • Poecilus lepidus schatzmayri[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Poecilus lepidus (Leske, 1785)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  2. ^ a b "Genus Poecilus". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ Zangger, Adrian; Lys, Jon-Andri; Nentwig, Wolfgang (May 1994). "Increasing the availability of food and the reproduction of Poecilus cupreus in a cereal field by strip-management". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 71 (2): 111–120. doi:10.1111/j.1570-7458.1994.tb01777.x. ISSN 0013-8703.
  4. ^ "Poecilus lepidus lepidus (Leske, 1785)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Poecilus lepidus gressorius, Carabidae". www.naturamediterraneo.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "Poecilus lepidus subsp. schatzmayri Jeanne, 1981". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-11-16.


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