Bearing Agyrtid Beetle

Ipelates latus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Bearing Agyrtid Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Ipelates latus
Naming References: 
B167
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Agyrtidae
Habitat
scavengers in leaf litter and around mushrooms, especially in Douglas-fir and Lodgepole Pine woods
References: 
B167
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains

Number of Occurrences

1 (near Ft Simpson, Martin Hills?)
Score: 
A
References: 
B167
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Listed as occurring, but no localities provided (Campbell 1991d). Campbell, J.M. (1991). Family Agyrtidae: Agyrtid Beetles. In: Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. (Y. Bousquet, Ed.). Publication 1861/E. Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Only one occurrence according to Anderson and Peck (1985).
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment). Reviewed in 2020 by Charlene Wood, no change.
Last Updated: 
November 23, 2023

References

Habitat

  • Anderson S.R. and Stewart B. Peck (1985) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada: Part 13. The Crrion Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Silphidae and Agyrtidae. Agriculture Canada http://www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmonographs/insects_and_arachnids_part_13.pdf - B167 Return

Naming

  • Anderson S.R. and Stewart B. Peck (1985) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada: Part 13. The Crrion Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Silphidae and Agyrtidae. Agriculture Canada http://www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmonographs/insects_and_arachnids_part_13.pdf - B167 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Anderson S.R. and Stewart B. Peck (1985) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada: Part 13. The Crrion Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Coleoptera: Silphidae and Agyrtidae. Agriculture Canada http://www.esc-sec.ca/aafcmonographs/insects_and_arachnids_part_13.pdf - B167 Return