Amara impuncticollis (Say)

Jarrett, J. R. & Scudder, G. G E., 2001, Carabidae (Coleoptera) New To British Columbia, With One Species New To Canada, The Coleopterists Bulletin 55 (3), pp. 378-384 : 380

Amara impuncticollis (Say)

BC: Creston, 23.IV.1950, 5.XI.1950, 22.VI.1951, 3.V.1959 (G. Stace Smith)

[ UBC]; Galiano I., 6.VII.1980 (G.G.E. Scudder) [ UBC]; Kamloops ,

Opax site, Mud Lake, 50 ° 45 ̍ 43 ̎ N 120 ° 27 ̍ 19 ̎ W, 1,000 m, IDFxh, 50 %

removal indiv. tree select., pitfall trap, 6.V–20.V.1997 ( MOF Kamloops)

[ UBC]; North Pine , 24. V .1944 (G. Stace Smith) [ UBC]; Penticton, pan

trap, 15–30. VI.1981 (W.D. Charles) [ UBC]; Saanich Dist. , 22.IV.1929

(W. Downes) [UBC]; Smithers, 15.VI .1951 (G.J. Spencer) [UBC]; Ter­

race (Mrs. W.W.H.) [ UBC]; Vernon, 4.VII.1923 ( R. Hopping) [ UBC] ;

Vernon, 15.VII.1924 (K.B. Hopping) [ UBC]; Vancouver, 16.VII.1969

(A. Herath) [ UBC]; Wellington, 14.V.1946, 14.IV.1947 (Richard Guppy)

[UBC]. Widely distributed in the eastern half of North America, but west of the 100 ° meridian, previously known only from CO and SK (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993). Amara impuncticollis is associated with A. littoralis , occurring in open, moderately dry country with rich vegetation, usually of pronounced weedy character (Lindroth 1968). This species hibernates in its adult form.