Pheropsophus africanus
| 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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| Binomial name | |
| Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)
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Pheropsophus africanus is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.[1][2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species is present in the subdesertic regions of Algeria, Egypt (Sinai), India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ a b BRACHYNINAE