Conservation Status
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Common.
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Cyclicity
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Adults of this species have been collected from May to August.
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Distribution
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This species is found on the central plain of northern United States, and across most of Canada. In Alberta this species is found in the souther three quarters.
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General Description
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Black or dark piceous, legs unicolorous, bright rufous, and antennae and mouthparts somewhat paler. Anterior transverse impression of prothorax often sharp at middle, but obsolete laterally, impunctate. Sides of prothorax broadly relexed towards the abse but without defined bead and little sinuate, hind angles denticulate. Elytral microsculpture transverse. Length 8.5-12.5 mm.
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Habitat
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Often confined to the borders of standing water, where soil is firm, and vegetation present.
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Life Cycle
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Overwinters in the larval stage.
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Trophic Strategy
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Both larvae and adults are predatory.
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