Biology:Siagona jenissoni
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Species: | S. jenissoni
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| Siagona jenissoni Dejean, 1826
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Siagona jenissoni is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae.[1]
Description
Siagona jenissoni can reach a length of 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in).[2] Body is flat with a constriction between the prothorax and mesothorax. Pronotum is densely punctured. Mandibles are short and strong. Males have quite longer trochanters than females. This species is brachypterous.[3]
Biology
These carabids have a stenotopic lifestyle. They live in ground fissures and in darkness for most of their life. They are nocturnal hunters of ants.[3]
Distribution
This species is present in southern Spain, in Portugal and on the coast of Morocco.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Biolib
- ↑ Coleo.net
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Federica Talarico, Pietro Brandmayr, Anita Giglio, Alessandro Massolo, and Tullia Zetto Brandmayr Morphometry of eyes, antennae and wings in three species of Siagona(Coleoptera, Carabidae)
- ↑ Fauna europaea
Wikidata ☰ Q14334565 entry
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