Salt-marsh Elaphrus Beetle

Elaphrus lecontei

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Salt-marsh Elaphrus Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Elaphrus lecontei
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Carabidae
Habitat
Salt plains (R198)
References: 
R198
Distribution

Ecozones

Boreal Plains
References: 
H236

Number of Occurrences

Restricted in NWT to Salt Plains, Wood Buffalo National Park Reference used LINDROTH, C. H. The Ground-Beetles (Carabidae, excl. Cicindelidae) of Canada and Alaska.
Score: 
A
References: 
H236

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Restricted in NWT to Salt Plains, Wood Buffalo National Park: H. Goulet. NWT form appears different from all southern populations. Ranked nationally as secure. (R198)Possibly endemic, restricted habitat, likely very sensitive to climatic shifts and local developmentIn NT according to 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. Modified to from MBAR undetermined, as endemism not verified, species aslo present in BC to Qc.; Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012-2014) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment) – modified
Last Updated: 
July 15, 2014

References

Ecozones

  • Cannings S and Goulet H (2010) Carabid beetle details (Excell file Carabid NWT Not5) in e-mail sent from Cannings S to S Carriere on Fri 19/02/2010 16:07. Notes on NWT Carabid ranked as other than Undetermined Printed in Bunider - H236 Return

Habitat

  • Goulet, H. (2010) Carabidae Canada GSRanks v10 (Excell file) in RE: Conference call February 16 at 1:00 pm and. E-mail list sent Tue 16/02/2010 10:50 from Hebert,Remi [NCR] [Remi.Hebert@ec.gc.ca]to S Carriere based on The Ground Beetles of Canada website http://www.cbif.gc.ca/spp_pages/carabids/phps/a_e.php Printed copy in binder - R198 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Cannings S and Goulet H (2010) Carabid beetle details (Excell file Carabid NWT Not5) in e-mail sent from Cannings S to S Carriere on Fri 19/02/2010 16:07. Notes on NWT Carabid ranked as other than Undetermined Printed in Bunider - H236 Return