Bembidion petrosum is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America, Europe, and temperate Asia.[1][2][3][4][5] The species breeds in the summer and hibernates as an overwintering strategy. They are often found in riparian habitats, aggregating beneath stones.[6]

Bembidion petrosum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Bembidion
Species:
B. petrosum
Binomial name
Bembidion petrosum
Gebler, 1833

Subspecies

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These four subspecies belong to the species Bembidion petrosum:

  • Bembidion petrosum attuense Lindroth, 1963
  • Bembidion petrosum carlhlindrothi Kangas, 1980
  • Bembidion petrosum petrosum Gebler, 1833
  • Bembidion petrosum siebkei Sparre-Schneider, 1910

References

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  1. ^ "Bembidion petrosum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Bembidion petrosum". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Maddison, David R. (2012). "Phylogeny of Bembidion and related ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidiini: Bembidiina)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 63 (3): 533–576. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.01.015. PMID 22421212.
  4. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  5. ^ Andersen, Johan (21 November 2006). "Mechanisms in the Shift of a Riparian Ground Beetle (Carabidae) Between Reproduction and Hibernation Habitat". Journal of Insect Behavior. 19 (5): 545–558. doi:10.1007/s10905-006-9036-1.

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.