Biology:Rhadine ozarkensis

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Rhadine ozarkensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Rhadine
Species:
R. ozarkensis
Binomial name
Rhadine ozarkensis
Sanderson & Miller, 1941

Rhadine ozarkensis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Discovery

In the 1940s, a new species of ground beetle belonging to the genus Rhadine, was discovered by Milton W. Sanderson from the University of Arkansas and Fayetteville and Albert Miller, Tulane University. This is the second species of the genus to be recorded from caves, the first having been described from Carlsbad Cavern in New Mexico by Benedict (1927). It has an elongated body, elongated head which is widest across the eyes, three-fourths as wide as pronotum, and two or three shallow longitudinal grooves nearly parallel to the antennal ridge.[5]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14261572 entry