Notiophilus rufipes, the rufus-legged big-eyed beetle,[1] is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic and the Near East.[2] It is an introduced species in the United States, where it has been recorded from Georgia. Its habitat consists of mixed forests, where it may be found at the forest edges, as well as in vine and fruit tree orchards.[3]

Notiophilus rufipes
Notiophilus rufipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Notiophilus
Species:
N. rufipes
Binomial name
Notiophilus rufipes
Curtis, 1829
Synonyms
  • Notiophilus quadrifoveatus Klynstra, 1952
  • Notiophilus femoralis J.L.M.Lomnicki, 1903
  • Notiophilus fulvipes Motschulsky, 1845
  • Notiophilus rufipes Chaudoir, 1844

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