Elaphropus vernicatus (Casey, 1918)

Majka, Christopher G., Bousquet, Yves & Westby, Susan, 2007, The ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada: review of collecting, new records, and observations on composition, zoogeography, and historical origins, Zootaxa 1590, pp. 1-36 : 8

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.273915
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6251744
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/711C87BC-2504-956C-FF3F-B239FF41852B
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Elaphropus vernicatus (Casey, 1918)
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NOVA SCOTIA: Annapolis Co.: Moshelle, 26.v.2005, K. MacKenzie, pitfall trap, (1, ACNS).

Newly recorded in Nova Scotia. Found on the banks and shores of rivers and brooks; also along lakes, ponds and marshes, roadsides, sand pits, vacant lots, and cultivated fields; adults feed on plants in the Brassicaceae ( Larochelle & Larivière 2003) . Some species of Elaphropus are myrmecophilous ( Ball & Bousquet 2000).