Blue-margined ground beetle
(Pasimachus elongatus)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | not listed |
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| NatureServe | NNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description
The upper thoracic shield (pronotum) at the base (near the abdomen) is angled inward.
The forewings (elytra) are smooth with no ridges.
The margins of the pronotum and elytra are blue or violet.
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Sources Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 10/2/2025). |
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Taxonomy
Order
Coleoptera (beetles)
Suborder
Adephaga (ground and water beetles)
Superfamily
Caraboidea (ground beetles and allies)
Family
Carabidae (ground beetles)
Subfamily
Scaritinae (pedunculate ground beetles)
Tribe
Scaritini
Subtribe
Pasimachina
Genus
Pasimachus (warrior beetles)
Subordinate Taxa
Synonyms
Pasimachus angustulus
Pasimachus evanescens
Pasimachus pimalis
Pasimachus vegasensis
Pasimachus vernicatus
Common Names
pedunculate ground beetle
Glossary
Elytra
The hardened or leathery forewings of beetles used to protect the fragile hindwings, which are used for flying. Singular: elytron.
Pronotum
The exoskeletal plate on the upper side of the first segment of the thorax of an insect.
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Kirk Nelson
6/18/2016
Location: Wild River State Park
Fast mover!
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