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An Agonum punctiforme in Harford Co., Maryland (9/18/2021). Determined by Curt Harden/BugGuide.
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An Agonum punctiforme in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/2/2021). Determined by Curt Harden/BugGuide.
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A male Agonum punctiforme in Harford Co., Maryland (3/26/2021). Determined by Peter W. Messer/BugGuide.
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Agonum punctiforme in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/5/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Agonum punctiforme in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
Agonum punctiforme | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Agonum |
Species: | A. punctiforme
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Binomial name | |
Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)
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Agonum punctiforme is a North American species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.
Geographical range
[edit]A. punctiforme is found in throughout North America. More specifically, from California to Florida to Ontario to Colorado.[1][2] It is also present in Mexico and the Bahamas.[3]
Description
[edit]A. punctiforme is between 8.0 and 8.25 mm in length. Body is black and legs a dark red. Elytra striated. 11 antennomeres.[4]
Biology
[edit]A. punctiforme can be found year-round[5] in its adult form. They prefer moist areas and frequent puddles and forests and meadows after a rain.[6] They are nocturnal beetles.[4] They are generally predacious.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Agonum punctiforme". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Observations". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ a b "Agonum? - Agonum punctiforme". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Agonum punctiforme (Say, 1823)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Agonum punctiforme". www.earth.com. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Agonum (genus - predators) - Pestinfo-Wiki". wiki.pestinfo.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
- ^ "Agonum punctiforme (predator) - Pestinfo-Wiki". wiki.pestinfo.org. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Agonum punctiforme at Wikimedia Commons