Large Sun Beetle

Amara obesa

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Large Sun Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Amara obesa
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Carabidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Nt: known from 2 sites (Lindroth 1969).
Score: 
A
References: 
B186
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Bousquet, Y. Bouchard, P. Davies, AE, and Sikes, DS. 2013. Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. 2nd edition. Pensoft Series Faunistica No 109. 402pp .
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Ranked for NT in Feb 2010 as part of the Canada_wide ranks by Henri Goulet, Ph.D., Yves Bousquet, George Ball, Danny Shpeley, Chris Majka, Gregory Pohl, David Langor, and Reg Webster. Reference used LINDROTH, C. H. The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cicindelidae) of Canada and Alaska.
Last Updated: 
July 15, 2014

References

Number of Occurrences

  • Lindroth, CA. (1969) The Ground-beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cicindelinae) of Canada and Alaska. Opuscula Entomologica, Lund., Sweden. parts 1-6. - B186 Return