Agonum ericeti

Agonum ericeti
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

  1. "Agonum (Olisares) ericeti Panzer, 1809b (Carabus)". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved 16 February 2012.


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