Chlaenius aestivus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Harpalinae
Supertribus: Chlaeniitae
Tribus: Chlaeniini
Subtribus: Chlaeniina
Genus: Chlaenius
Species: Chlaenius aestivus
Name

Chlaenius aestivus Say, 1823
References
Links

Lorenz, W. 2018. CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles (version Oct 2017). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 20th December 2017. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. Reference page. [accessed on December 3, 2018]

Chlaenius aestivus is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae.

Description

C. aestivus is a large species of ground beetle. It has orange legs. It has an iridescent thorax and head, which is characteristic of the genus. The elytra, which are black, are imprinted with grooves, and the thorax is densely punctured.[1]
Habitat

This species is often found under rocks, logs and other debris during the day. Moist areas, such as muddy bottomlands.[2]
Identification

This species is distinguished from similar species by the antennae. Anntenomere 3 is longer than 1+2 and 4.[1]
Eggs

Eggs are laid in mud cells attached to grasses.[2]
References

Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 85.
Eaton, Eric R.; Kaufman, Ken (2007). Kaufman Field Guide to the Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Co. pp. 136–137.