Amara interstitialis
Dejean, 1828
Amara interstitialis is a seed-eating ground beetle in the Carabidae. It is distributed across the Holarctic region, with records from Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and North America. The belongs to a known for granivorous feeding habits among ground beetles.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Amara interstitialis: /əˈmɑːrə ˌɪntərstɪˈʃiːælɪs/
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Distribution
Europe; Northern Asia (excluding China); North America. Specific records include Alaska, Canada, Finland, and Norway.
Diet
Seed-eating (granivorous).
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Taxonomic Note
The has been described with conflicting authorship dates in different sources: Dejean, 1828 per GBIF and NCBI, versus Fairmaire, 1856 per Catalogue of Life. GBIF lists the name as accepted with Dejean, 1828 authority.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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