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Bembidion ambiguum (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is established in California.

ABSTRACT: Background:The ground beetle Bembidion (Neja) ambiguum Dejean is native to Europe and north Africa, in the Mediterranean region. New information:We report it from North America for the first time, from five localities around San Francisco Bay, California. The earliest record is from 2012.

SUBMITTER: Maddison DR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6290041 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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<i>Bembidion ambiguum</i> (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is established in California.

Maddison David R DR Will Kipling K Crews Sarah S LaBonte James J

Biodiversity data journal 20181204 6

<h4>Background</h4>The ground beetle Bembidion (Neja) ambiguum Dejean is native to Europe and north Africa, in the Mediterranean region.<h4>New information</h4>We report it from North America for the first time, from five localities around San Francisco Bay, California. The earliest record is from 2012. ...[more]

PMID: 30568533

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Bembidion ambiguum (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is established in California.

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<i>Bembidion ambiguum</i> (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is established in California.

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