Harpalus honestus

Harpalus honestus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Harpalinae
Tribe:	Harpalini
Genus:	Harpalus
Subgenus:	Harpalus (Harpalus)
Species:	H. honestus
Binomial name
	Harpalus honestus; (Duftschmid, 1812)
Synonyms[1]
	Carabus honestus (Duftschmid, 1812); Harpalus cuniculinus (Duftschmid, 1812); Harpalus ignavus (Duftschmid, 1812); Harpalus nitidus Sturm, 1818; Harpalus insignis Gautier Des Cottes, 1872; Harpalus janthinus Gautier Des Cottes, 1872; Harpalus pallidipes Reitter, 1918;

Harpalus honestus is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), and the Near East. In Europe, it is only absent in the following countries or islands: the Azores, the Baltic states, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, the North Aegean islands, Novaya Zemlya, Portugal, Russia (except for southern part), San Marino, the Savage Islands, Scandinavia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City. Its presence on the island of Sicily is doubtful. It is also found in such Asian countries as Armenia, Iran, Syria, and Turkey.^[1]

References

1 2 "Harpalus (Harpalus) honestus (Dufischmid, 1812)". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

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