Harpalus tardus
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. tardus
Binomial name
Harpalus tardus
Panzer, 1797
Synonyms
  • Carabus rufimanus Marsham, 1802

Harpalus tardus is a black-coloured[1] ground beetle in the Harpalinae subfamily that is common in Europe, Siberia, Central Asia and Northern Asia.[2]

Description and distribution

It can be found in Leicestershire and Rutland and is 8โ€“11 millimetres (0.31โ€“0.43 in) long. It likes sandy ground and gravel over which it flies from spring to summer.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Harpalus tardus". Nature Spot. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  2. โ†‘ "Harpalus (Harpalus) tardus (Panzer, 1797)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.


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