Harpalus compar
LeConte, 1848
Harpalus compar is a of ground beetle in the Harpalalinae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848. It belongs to the large Harpalus, which contains over 400 described species and represents one of the most diverse genera within the Carabidae. The species is known from North America, with records from both the United States and Canada.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Harpalus compar: //ˈhɑːr.pə.ləs ˈkɒm.pɑːr//
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Distribution
North America; recorded from Canada and the United States. GBIF distribution records confirm presence in both countries.
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Taxonomic placement
Harpalus compar is treated as a valid in the global morphological revision of the Harpalus by Kataev (2023), which divided the genus into seventy subgenera combined into nineteen subgroups and ten groups based on imaginal .
Historical description
The was originally described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1848, a prominent American entomologist who described numerous North American species during the mid-19th century.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Of Butterfly Patterns and Genetic Codes | Bug Squad
- Beneficial Beetle Diversity Blooms on Strip-Tilled Farms
- T.G.I.Flyday—Black horse fly (Tabanus atratus) | Beetles In The Bush
- conservation | Beetles In The Bush
- Lens and lighting comparisons | Beetles In The Bush
- Comparative Cytogenetics | Blog - Part 2
- Classification of the Genus Harpalus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of the World Based on Imaginal Morphology