Amara plebeja
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Amara
Species:
A. plebeja
Binomial name
Amara plebeja
(Gyllenhal, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Amara anthobia var. barnevillei Croissandeau, 1893
  • Amara anthobia var. brisouti Csiki, 1929
  • Amara atra Stephens, 1828
  • Amara cylindrella Schiødte, 1837
  • Amara lapidicola Heer, 1837
  • Amara lenticularis Schiødte, 1837
  • Amara noctivaga Hochhuth, 1871
  • Amara septentrionalis Curtis, 1840
  • Amara varicolor Heer, 1838
  • Amara (Amara) punctibasis Jedlička, 1957
  • Amara (Triaena) tridens A. Morawitz, 1862
  • Harpalus plebejus Gyllenhal, 1810

Amara plebeja is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.[1][2]

Behavior and ecology

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The habitat of A. plebeja has been observed to change during the species' life cycle: it reproduces in grass vegetation, and hibernates in deciduous trees. They fly between these habitats in spring and autumn.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London pdf Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ van Huizen, T. H. P. (1977). "The significance of flight activity in the life cycle of Amara plebeja Gyll. (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". Oecologia. 29 (1): 27–41. doi:10.1007/BF00345360. PMID 28308804.