Farmland-ecology

Guides

• Trechus quadristriatus

  Four-lined ground beetle

  Trechus quadristriatus is a small ground beetle in the family Carabidae, distributed across North America, Europe, temperate Asia, and Africa. It has been studied primarily in agricultural landscapes, where its ecology has been examined alongside similar carabid species. The species is one of many in the large genus Trechus, which comprises numerous small, often difficult-to-distinguish ground beetles.

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