Asaphidion

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Asaphidion
File:Asaphidion alaskanum.jpg
Asaphidion alaskanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subtribe: Bembidiina
Genus: Asaphidion
Des Gozis, 1886
File:Asaphidion yukonense.jpg
Asaphidion yukonense

Asaphidion is a Holarctic genus of ground beetle native to Europe, the Near East, North Africa, and North America.

These large-eyed, diurnal species are fast-running predators believed to be specialists on springtails and other tiny, soft-bodied prey.

Distribution

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Though predominantly a Palaearctic genus with one adventive exotic species in North America (A. curtum Heyden), there are two native North American species in the genus: A. alaskanum Wickham and A. yukonense Wickham. Both native taxa are Arctic in distribution, found mainly in tundra environments. The introduced A. curtum is now found in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canadian maritime provinces.

Species

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These 39 species belong to the genus Asaphidion:[1][2][3]

References

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