Conservation Status
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One of the more frequently collected species of Cymindis.
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Cyclicity
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Adult specimens caught from May to September, more common later in the summer.
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Distribution
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This species is recorded from most of Canada and the western half of United States. Numerous records from southern Alberta (Lindroth 1969).
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General Description
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Elytra similar to cribricollis, but with basal bead incomplete, reaching the level of 3rd or 4th stria only; punctuation of intervals coarser and sparser; elytra black or dark piceous, usually with bluish reflection; shoulder macula constantly present, covering outer 4 or 5 intervals, also at least anterior part of first interval and extreme sides of elytra; antennal segment 1 long as in cribricollis. Wing-dimorphic, but normally just brachypterous. (Lindroth 1969)
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Habitat
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Xerophilous, dry, sandy prairie or gravel-pits (Lindroth 1969).
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Life Cycle
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Hibernation apparently in both larval and adult stages (Lindroth 1969).
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Cymindis planipennis
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Cymindis planipennis: Brief Summary
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Cymindis planipennis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1863.
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