Nebria brevicollis
| Nebria brevicollis | |
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| Nebria brevicollis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Nebriinae |
| Genus: | Nebria |
| Subgenus: | Nebria (Nebria) |
| Species: | N. brevicollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nebria brevicollis (Fabricius, 1792) | |
Nebria brevicollis is a species of ground beetle native to Europe and the Near East. In Europe, it is found in all countries and islands except the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean Islands, Novaya Zemlya, San Marino, the Selvagens Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City.[1] It has now been reported as introduced in western Oregon, U.S.A. (D. Kavanaugh & J. R. LaBonte, 2008: Discovery of Nebria brevicollis, a European ground Beetle, Established in Willamette Valley, Oregon. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 59(9): pp 481–488.), where it has been found in highly disturbed sites as well as in native old-growth forest stands. It has also now been found in Washington State (see external link to BugGuide, below).
References
- ↑ "Nebria (Nebria) brevicollis (Fabricius, 1792)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
External links
- Nebria brevicollis at Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington, U.S.A.
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