Dark-winged Agabus Beetle

Agabus fuscipennis

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Dark-winged Agabus Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Agabus fuscipennis
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Dytiscidae
Habitat
carex marshes in dense emergent
References: 
B168
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield, Boreal Plains
References: 
B168

Distribution

2%
Score: 
FG
References: 
B168

Number of Occurrences

4 Yellowknife area, Hay River at border, two near Ft Smith: Fort Smith, Salt Point) found in the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes (CNCI) online searchable database (accessed 02/2014)
Score: 
BE
References: 
B168

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Threats

No recorded characteristics affecting vulnerability AND species ranked as Secure = 4 on General Status rank (in 2013)
Score: 
C

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Previous General Status (Wild Species) rank = 5 = undetermined in 2010 and General Status rank = 4 = secure in 2013 by David Larson ;; Ref = Larson, D. J., Alarie, Y., & Roughley, R. E. (2000).
S Rank: 
S4S5
Decision Process Description: 
Ranked by James R. Duncan, Ph.D (2010), Manitoba Conservation, 200 Saulteaux Crescent, P.O. Box 24, Winnipeg, MB , R3J 3W3 as part of Canada-wide ranks.Previous General Status (Wild Species) rank = 5 = undetermined in 2010; Modified to 4 = secure in 2013 by David Larson ;; Ref = Larson, D. J., Alarie, Y., & Roughley, R. E. (2000).; Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012-2014) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment) – no change
Last Updated: 
July 10, 2014

References

Ecozones

  • Larson, D.J., Alarie, Y. and Roughley, R.E. (2000) Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coeoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska.. NRC Research Press ENR Library - B168 Return

Habitat

  • Larson, D.J., Alarie, Y. and Roughley, R.E. (2000) Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coeoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska.. NRC Research Press ENR Library - B168 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Larson, D.J., Alarie, Y. and Roughley, R.E. (2000) Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coeoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska.. NRC Research Press ENR Library - B168 Return

Range Extent

  • Larson, D.J., Alarie, Y. and Roughley, R.E. (2000) Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coeoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska.. NRC Research Press ENR Library - B168 Return