Vacillated Harp Ground Beetle (Chlaenius alternatus) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Ground beetles

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Vacillated Harp Ground Beetle

In English, species in the subfamily Harpalinae are named "Harp Ground Beetle".

French common name:

Harpale hésitant

In French, species in the subfamily Harpalinae are named "Harpale" (masculine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010
2015
2020	Vacillated Harp Ground Beetle	Harpale hésitant

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Chlaenius alternatus	Carabidae	Coleoptera
2015	Chlaenius alternatus	Carabidae	Coleoptera
2020	Chlaenius alternatus	Carabidae	Coleoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Apparently Secure	Increased level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4N5

Yukon
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Nunavut
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Alberta
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

Saskatchewan
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Vulnerable - S3?
2020	Vulnerable - S3?

Manitoba
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Vulnerable - S2S4
2020	Vulnerable - S2S4

Ontario
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Quebec
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Possibly Extirpated - SH
2020	Possibly Extirpated - SH

New Brunswick
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Nova Scotia
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Prince Edward Island
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present