Biology:Goniotropis kuntzeni

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Short description: Species of beetle

Goniotropis kuntzeni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Goniotropis
Species:
G. kuntzeni
Binomial name
Goniotropis kuntzeni
Bänninger, 1927

Goniotropis kuntzeni is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4] Adults can be found on trees at night. Larvae dig burrows that they close off with their terminal disk, capturing prey with their terminal disk and dragging prey into the burrow. [5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Goniotropis kuntzeni:

  • Goniotropis kuntzeni kuntzeni Bänninger, 1927
  • Goniotropis kuntzeni maracayensis Deuve, 2001

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q54984376 entry