Harpalus rufipes

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Harpalus rufipes
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Harpalus rufipes

Systematics
Family : Ground beetle (Carabidae)
Subfamily : Harpalinae
Tribe : Harpalini
Genre : Harpalus
Subgenus : Pseudoophonus
Type : Harpalus rufipes
Scientific name
Harpalus rufipes
( De Geer , 1774)
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Harpalus rufipes syn. Pseudoophonus rufipes , also known as the hairy fast runner , is a beetle from the family of ground beetles (Carabidae).

features

The beetles are 11-16 mm long. They have a matt black body. The legs and antennae are colored red-brown. The pronotum has sharp, right-angled back corners. The elytra and the base of the pronotum are covered with fine yellowish hairs.

distribution

The species is native to the Palearctic . It is widespread in Europe. It is also common in Central Europe. In the north it occurs as far as Scotland, central Norway, central Sweden and northern Finland. The species is also found in the Azores and North Africa. In the east, the distribution area extends to western China. In North America the species was introduced and occurs there in the northeast of the United States and in the southeast of Canada.

Way of life

The eurytopic beetle species is considered a culture follower . It populates diverse biotopes, especially loamy fields, ruderal areas , sandy banks and dry forest edges. The beetles not only hunt other small animals (snails, worms, small insects), but also eat the seeds of various umbelliferae . The beetles eat the nuts of strawberries and can thus cause considerable damage to strawberry crops. The adult beetles are active from April to November. The eggs are laid in summer (July to September). The larvae of Harpalus rufipes go through three stages of development. They feed u. a. from the seeds of the white goosefoot ( Chenopodium album ). The larvae overwinter in the ground and pupate in spring.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Carl De Geer in 1774 as Carabus rufipes De Geer , 1774. Other synonyms are:

  • Carabus ruficornis Fabricius , 1775
  • Carabus pubescens O. F. Müller , 1776
  • Ophonus pubescens
  • Pseudoophonus pubescens ( OF Müller , 1776)
  • Pseudoophonus ruficornis
  • Pseudoophonus rufipes ( De Geer , 1774)
  • Pseudopledrus rufipes

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e H. Joy: Adephaga, 1. Carabidae. In: H. Freude, KW Harde, GA Lohse (Ed.): Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Volume 2, Goecke & Evers, Krefeld 1976, ISBN 3-87263-025-3 .
  2. ↑ a b Arved Lompe: Beetle of Europe - Pseudoophonus . coleonet.de. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b c Species Harpalus rufipes - Strawberry Seed Beetle . bugguide.net. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ↑ Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Beetles of Central and Northwestern Europe . Parey Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 .
  5. ↑ Klaus Koch: The Beetles of Central Europe - Ecology - Volume 2 . Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld, 1989, ISBN 3-87263-040-7 , p. 61.
  6. ↑ Karel Hurka: Beetles of the Czech and Slovak Republics . Kabourek, Zlin 2005, ISBN 80-86447-11-1 , p. 44.
  7. ^ A b c Karl Wilhelm Harde, František Severa: Der Kosmos-Käferführer. The Central European beetle. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 .
  8. ↑ Pseudoophonus (Pseudoophonus) rufipes (De Geer, 1774) in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved February 7, 2019

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