Purrington-2000

Guides

• Selenophorus chaparralus

  Selenophorus chaparralus is a ground beetle species described by Purrington in 2000. It belongs to the genus Selenophorus, a group of nocturnal ground beetles within the family Carabidae. The species epithet 'chaparralus' suggests an association with chaparral vegetation, a type of Mediterranean scrubland found in parts of western North America. As a recently described species with limited observation records, much of its biology remains undocumented.

  Carabidaeground-beetleSelenophorusPurrington-2000chaparralnocturnalAdephagaHarpalinaeHarpaliniwestern-North-Americascrubland-beetle2000-descriptionrecently-described-specieslimited-data