Conservation Status
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Relatively common.
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Cyclicity
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This species has been collected from May to July.
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Distribution
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This species is found in the western half of United States and Canada (including Ontario). In Alberta this species is found in the southern half.
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General Description
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Black, with brassy or greenish, rarely coppery, lustre, strongest on legs; upper surface, except mirrors, dull from dense punctation and microsculpture; tibiae rufous. Head without central fovea. Male with three dilated protarsal segments. Length 7.5-9.9 mm.
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Habitat
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Confined to alkaline lakes and ponds; near margin on bare mud or depressed mats of grass.
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Life Cycle
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Probably overwinters in the adult stage.
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Trophic Strategy
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Both larvae and adults are predatory.
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