Beetles of North Carolina
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16 NC Records

Trechus bowlingi Barr, 1962 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Family: Carabidae Subfamily: Trechinae                                                             
Comments: One of 82 species in this genus that have been recorded in North America north of Mexico, 42 of which occur in North Carolina (Bosquet, 2012). This species was placed in the Vandykei Species Group by Barr (1962). This group now contains 10 species, all of which occur in North Carolina with some extending into the neighboring states (Bosquet, 2012).
Species Status: The type locality is Mt. Kephart on the North Carolina -- Tennessee state line (Barr, 1962)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: BugGuide, Wikipedia, GBIF   iNaturalistTechnical Description, Adults/Nymphs: Barr (1962)                                                              
Comments: "Closely similar to vandykei" (Barr, 1962). Members of this genus generally show too little variation in pattern for standard photographs to be used to identify particular species.
Total Length [body plus wings; excludes ovipositor]: 2.6-2.9 mm, mean 2.7 (Barr, 1962)
Structural Features: As a member of subgenus Microtrechus, only the first segment of front tarsus is enlarged in males. This species is distinguished from other members of its species group morphometrically and by features of the aedeagus (Barr, 1962, 1979).
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥
 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) <
 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: "Known only from the spruce-fir forests at high elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains, from 4900 feet to 6600 feet" (Barr, 1962). Micro-habitats include: moss carpets, rotting leaf litter, and wet soil beneath stones (Barr, 1979)
See also Habitat Account for Spruce-Fir Forests
Diet: Predatory on small insects and other invertebrates
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR [S1S2]
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Comments: This species is restricted to the high ridge of the Great Smoky Mountains and is probably highly dependent on Spruce-fir Forests and their associated cool, wet, microclimates for its survival. It is therefore likely to be highly vulnerable to extinction due to the warming and drying impacts of climate change as well as impacts that affect the Spruce-fir forests more specifically.