Acupalpus meridianus explained

Acupalpus meridianus is an insect-eating ground beetle of the genus Acupalpus found in western Canada.^[1] Until 1988, it was only identified in the southern portion of Vancouver Island, but has since spread as far west as Edmonton.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Pollock . Darren A. . June 1991 . NOTES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF, AND RANGE EXTENSION FOR, ACUPALPUS MERIDIANUS (LINNÉ) (COLEOPTERA: CARABIDAE) . The Canadian Entomologist . en . 123 . 3 . 705–706 . 10.4039/Ent123705-3 . 84805533 . 1918-3240.
2. Spence . John R. . Spence . D. Hughes . Of Ground-Beetles and Men: Introduced Species and the Synanthropic Fauna of Western Canada . 1988 . The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada . en . 120 . S144 . 151–168 . 10.4039/entm120144151-1 . 0071-075X.