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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