Dicaelus purpuratus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Dicaelus purpuratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Dicaelus
Species:
D. purpuratus
Binomial name
Dicaelus purpuratus
Bonelli, 1813

Subspecies edit

These two subspecies belong to the species Dicaelus purpuratus:

  • Dicaelus purpuratus purpuratus Bonelli, 1813
  • Dicaelus purpuratus splendidus Say, 1823

References edit

  1. ^ "Dicaelus purpuratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Dicaelus purpuratus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ 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.

Further reading edit

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