Sericoda quadripunctata

Sericoda quadripunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Sericoda
Species:
S. quadripunctata
Binomial name
Sericoda quadripunctata
(De Geer, 1774)

Sericoda quadripunctata is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Biology

S. quadripunctata is pyrophilic and can be extremely abundant in areas that have recently experienced wildfires. The eggs of S. quadripunctata have a higher rate of survival in recently heat-sterilized soil, mainly due to reduced predation by other soil-dwelling invertebrates.

References

  1. 1 2 "Sericoda quadripunctata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Sericoda quadripunctata species details". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  3. ↑ "Sericoda quadripunctata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Sericoda quadripunctata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  5. ↑ "Sericoda quadripunctata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  6. ↑ Koivula, Matti; Cobb, Tyler; Déchêne, Andrea; Jacobs, Joshua; Spence, John (2006-09-01). "Responses of two Sericoda Kirby, 1837 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) species to forest harvesting, wildfire, and burn severity". Entomologica Fennica. 17 (3): 315–324. doi:10.33338/ef.84351. ISSN 2489-4966.
  7. ↑ Bell, Aaron J.; Calladine, Kiara S.; Wardle, David A.; Phillips, Iain D. (August 2022). "Rapid colonization of the post-burn environment improves egg survival in pyrophilic ground beetles". Ecosphere. 13 (8). doi:10.1002/ecs2.4213. ISSN 2150-8925.

Further reading