Bembidion ephippium

Bembidion ephippium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Trechinae
Genus: Bembidion
Species: B. ephippium
Binomial name
Bembidion ephippium
(Marsham, 1802)

Bembidion ephippium is a small, fast-moving water beetle in the Trechinae subfamily[1] that can be found in such Belgian cities as Nieuwpoort and Ostend. It can also be found in Wimereux, France.[2]

Threat status

The species is considered to be Critically Endangered in Belgium. It is under protection since September 22, 1980.[3]

References

  1. "Species Account for Bembidion ephippium". The Essex Field Club. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  2. Haghebaert, G. "Bembidion (Notaphemphanes) ephippium (Marsham, 1802)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  3. "Species: Bembidion ephippium (Marsh., 1802)". Belgian species list. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Retrieved March 31, 2014.


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