Biology:Zabrus spinipes

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Zabrus spinipes
Carabidae - Zabrus spinipes.JPG
Zabrus (Pelor) spinipes. Museum specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Zabrus
Subgenus: Zabrus (Pelor)
Species:
Z. spinipes
Binomial name
Zabrus spinipes
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Pelor spinipes (Fabricius, 1798)[1]
  • Zabrus blapoides (Creutzer, 1799)[1]
  • Blaps spinipes Fabricius, 1798[2]
  • Carabus blaptoides Creutzer, 1799[2]

Zabrus (Pelor) spinipes is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae, genus Zabrus, subgenus Pelor.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies

There are four subspecies of Z. spinipes:[1][5]

  • Zabrus spinipes insignis J. Müller, 1931
  • Zabrus spinipes rugosus (Ménétries, 1832)
  • Zabrus spinipes spinipes (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Zabrus spinipes stevenii (Fischer von Waldheim, 1817)

Description

Zabrus (Pelor) spinipes can reach a length of 17–21 millimetres (0.67–0.83 in). The head is large, almost oval. Elitrae are elongated, with light longitudinal striae. Body color is bright black.[6]

Distribution

This species can be found in Albania Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece Hungary, Moldova, Poland , North Macedonia, Slovakia, Ukraine , southern part of Russia (including Near East) and all states of former Yugoslavia (except for Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina).[2]

Gallery

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14525113 entry