Cymindis humeralis

Cymindis humeralis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae.[1] It was described by Geoffory in 1785.[1]

Cymindis humeralis
Cymindis humeralis . Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Cymindis
Species:
C. humeralis
Binomial name
Cymindis humeralis
(Geoffroy, 1785)

Description

Cymindis humeralis can reach a length of 7.5–10.5 millimetres (0.30–0.41 in).[2]

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe (Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine) and in the East Palearctic ecozone.[3]

Habitat

This xerophilous ground beetle lives in calcareous grasslands, heathlands and in the edges of forests.[2]

  • Illustration from Calwer's Käferbuch
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References
  1. "Cymindis Latreille, 1806: 190". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. Kerbtier.de
  3. Fauna eurpoaea


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