Marisia - Maros Megyei Múzeum Évkönyve 36/1. (2016)

Zoology

The Pterostichini (Coleoptern: Carabidae) of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

l.Two specimens ofPt. ebeninus (14-17 mm) were collected in the august in wet meadow under logs. Like other member of this genus adults are black, with black appendage hardly paler, elytra iridescent and elytral striae, fine, continuous to apex, minutely punctuate. Canibalism is known for adults. Manual collected in wet meadow in Mid- August 2. This black species is Pt. tenuis (8.2-9.5 mm) it has black head and pronotum, reddish- black or black, long parallel elytra, was collected by pitfall traps installed in reed in Mid — August. 3.This small species Pt. femoralis (6.0-7.5 mm) usually lives in dry open habitats. Adults are piceous black, shiny, base of antennae, palpi, and legs reddish - brown; pronotum with sides only slightly sinuate before hind angles, right or obtuse basal impressions deep, linear, with few punctures on basal portion. A few specimens were collected by pitfall traps in the second half of August. 4. The Pterostichus caudicalis (10-13 mm) is a monovoltine, spring-summer breeders species, overwinters as adults, starting to be active in Mid- April. 5. Mating of this species observed only at night, usually after 11.00 pm; mating duration 10—15 min, but sometimes more than 3 hours. 6. The first instar on 2—3 ds has length 4.2-4.4 mm, width of head capsule - 0.4-0.5 mm. For this instar observed the cannibalism.

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