A ground beetle described by Hatch in 1949. It belongs to the Amara, a large and widespread group of carabid beetles commonly known as sun beetles or seed-eating ground beetles. The specific epithet 'sanjuanensis' suggests an association with the San Juan Islands or a San Juan geographic feature in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Distribution
Recorded from Canada and the United States in North America. The specific epithet suggests a probable association with the San Juan Islands or San Juan region, likely in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
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