Agonum tenue

(LeConte, 1854)

Agonum tenue is a of ground beetle in the Carabidae, originally described as Platynus tenuis by LeConte in 1854. It belongs to the tribe Platynini within the Harpalinae. The species is recorded from North America, with distribution spanning Canada and the United States. As a member of the Agonum, it shares the general characteristics of this diverse group of ground beetles, though specific ecological details for this particular species remain limited in available sources.

Conradi Gesneri medici Tigurini Historiae animalium liber IV (15565702791) by Belon, Pierre; Cambier, Andreas; Gessner, Conrad; Rondelet, Guillaume. Used under a Public domain license.

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How to pronounce Agonum tenue: /əˈɡoʊnəm ˈtɛn.juːeɪ/

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Distribution

Recorded from Canada and the United States. Distribution covers North America broadly, though specific provincial or state-level records are not detailed in available sources.

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Taxonomic History

Originally described as Platynus tenuis by LeConte in 1854, this was later transferred to the Agonum. The basionym Platynus tenuis reflects the historical classification within the related genus Platynus before taxonomic revision placed it in Agonum.

Research Context

Specimens identified as Agonum sp. have been used in ecological research on -prey interactions in turfgrass systems, where clay models of beetles including this were employed to study patterns. However, this research did not specifically distinguish A. tenue from .