Bembidion lapponicum
David R. Maddison
Adult External Characteristics
Elytra with mirrors on interval 3, in most specimens with fainter mirrors on 2 through 5, rarely with very faint mirrors on 6 and 7. The hind anges of the pronotum are prominent, and flare outward; they lack a long basilateral carina. Pronotum with a midlateral seta.
Male Genitalia
Aedeagus wide and short, with one prominent lobe (the "pillow") with large triangular scales. This lobe is visible towards the apex of the aedeagus when the internal sac is in repose.
Left to right: Lateral view, "Pillow" of internal sac, Central Sclerite Complex
Comparison with Related Species
Compare with:
B. lapponicum can be difficult to distinguish using external characters from B. velox and B. carinula. The prothorax of B. lapponicum is flatter, with less rounded sides, and broader base with more protruded hind angles, and without the long basilateral carina of B. carinula. Interval 3 of the elytra is generally wider, with the silver spots wider and longer. Legs of B. lapponicum are darker in most specimens. Males of B. lapponicum have a distinctive lobe (called a "pillow"), covered with larger triangular scales, that rests near the tip of the aedeagus when the internal sac is in repose.
Geographic Variation
Specimens in the southern part of the range in North America are larger, with straighter, less-impressed striae, a generally smoother and shinier surface, with mirrors on intervals 2, 4, and 5 generally absent or very faint, and with a relatively narrow interval 3 than most northern specimens.
Lindroth (1962) gives a brief discussion of Palearctic variation.
Geographic Distribution
A Holarctic species, from northernmost Scandinavia throughout much of Russia, south to Mongolian Peoples' Republic, east to Kamtchatka. In North America, from Alaska east to the Anderson River in the North West Territories of Canada, south to scattered localities in Oregon, Wyoming, and central Saskatchewan. It is common in the north of its range in North America, but very rare in the south.
Habitat
On barren sand banks of large rivers, less frequently around small rivers, and rarely around lakes.
Nomenclature
- Bembidium impressum Var. B. lapponicum Zetterstedt 1828. Lectotype male in ZML.
- Bembidium latiusculum Motschulsky 1845
- Bembidium Jenisseense J. Sahlberg 1880
- Bembidium pugetanum Fall 1916
Other Names for Bembidion lapponicum
- Bembidion jenisseense
- Bembidion latiusculum
- Bembidion pugetanum
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Bembidion lapponicum |
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| Location | Canada: British Columbia: Hope |
| Sex | Male |
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