Pheropsophus africanus

Pheropsophus africanus
Pheropsophus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Brachininae
Genus: Pheropsophus
Species: P. africanus
Binomial name
Pheropsophus africanus
(Dejean, 1825)

Pheropsophus africanus is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.[1]

Description

Pheropsophus africanus can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in).[2] 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), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen.[2][3]

References


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