Notiophilus semistriatus

Notiophilus semistriatus, the semi-striate big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3][4] where it inhabits moraines, abandoned fields, roadsides, orchards and forest edges.

Notiophilus semistriatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Notiophilus
Species:
N. semistriatus
Binomial name
Notiophilus semistriatus
Say, 1823
Synonyms
  • Notiophilus solodovnikovi Barsevskis, 2001
  • Notiophilus coloradensis Casey, 1920
  • Notiophilus americanus T.W.Harris, 1869
  • Notiophilus punctatus LeConte, 1850
  • Notiophilus confusus LeConte, 1847
  • Nothiophilus semistriatus Say, 1823

Adults are mostly diurnal and wing-dimorphic, with some adults being macropterous, while others are brachypterous.[5]

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Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.