Biology:Abacetus alluaudi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Abacetus |
| Species: | A. alluaudi
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| Binomial name | |
| Abacetus alluaudi Tschitscherine, 1899
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Abacetus alluaudi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae.[1] It was described by Tschitscherine in 1899.[1] A. alluaudi is found in Cote d'Ivoire, Africa.[2] A. alluaudi is a shiny black beetle, with an unusual upper jaw (mandible) which is more likely found in Caelostomus species.[2]
Taxonomy and Phylogeny
A. alluaudi is named after the French entomologist Charles A. Alluaud who first collected the species.[2]
Description
Colour and Markings
A. alluaudi is a shiny black colour with iridescent wings.[2] The line of the junction between the prothorax and the wings and the associated lateral edges, have a reddish tinge.[2] The legs and mouth feelers are a dull yellow brown to red in colour.[2] The antenna are a dark reddish-brown.[2]
Head features
Upper jaw is very slightly arched, similar to Celostomus species.[2] Head is of medium size and smooth with short frontal impressions.[2] Rear of the beetles head strongly diverges from the base.[2] Female beetles have convex and protruding eyes.[2] A. alluaudi has long antennae extending from the shoulders with a large first segment, which is at least as long as the next two combined.[2]
Distribution and Habitat
The species was originally collected by Charles A. Alluaud from Assinie, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa.[2] No other locations are known.
Very little is known about the habitat of A. alluaud, however, based on the collection records, the species is predominately found in a tropical savanna climate (Aw).[3] Tropical savannas comprises grassland with isolated trees and shrubs and are generally found between tropical rainforest and desert biomes.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Abacetus alluaudi Tschitscherine, 1899". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8HNH.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Tschitscherine, T (1899). "Mémoire sur quelques Platysmatini, nouveaux ou peu connus, D’Afrique et de Madagascar" (in French). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 68: 69–71. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34583#page/9/mode/1up. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ M. C. Peel, B. L. Finlayson and T. A. McMahon (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11: 1633–1644.
- ↑ "Köppen Climate Classification". ISC-Audubon. https://www.thesustainabilitycouncil.org/savanna-biome.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q13220490 entry
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