Agonum ericeti
| Agonum ericeti | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Agonum |
| Species: | A. ericeti |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonum ericeti Panzer, 1809 | |
Agonum ericeti is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in all Europe except for Spain and Portugal.[1]
Description
Beetle length is from 5–7.2 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in), a width not exceeding 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in). The upper body is usually one colour, bronze or copper-red, rarely black and bronze. Prothorax narrowed in the direction backward more than forward.
Ecology
The species lives in sphagnum bogs.
References
- ↑ "Agonum (Olisares) ericeti Panzer, 1809b (Carabus)". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
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