Biology:Pheropsophus africanus
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Pheropsophus africanus | |
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| Pheropsophus africanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachininae |
| Tribe: | Brachinini |
| Genus: | Pheropsophus |
| Species: | P. africanus
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| Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)
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Pheropsophus africanus is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.[1][2]
Description
Pheropsophus africanus can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in).[3] These beetles show bright reddish head, pronotum and legs and two yellow/orange spots and a slight yellow/orange band on the edge of dark brown elytra.
Distribution
This species is present in the subdesertic regions of Algeria, Egypt (Sinai),India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen.[3][1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4G37Z.
- ↑ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. http://www.carabidfauna2.net/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 BRACHYNINAE
Wikidata ☰ Q14087167 entry
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