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.

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