Oxypselaphus obscurus

Oxypselaphus obscurus
Oxypselaphus obscurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Oxypselaphus
Species: O. obscurus
Binomial name
Oxypselaphus obscurus
(Herbst, 1784)
Synonyms
  • Agonum obscurum (Herbst, 1784)
  • Carabus oblongus Fabricius, 1792
  • Carabus taeniatus Panzer, 1796

Oxypselaphus obscurus is a species of beetle from Carabidae family, that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Andorra, Croatia, Iceland, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, and Vatican City.[1] The species are black coloured with yellow legs.[2]

References

  1. "Oxypselaphus obscurus (Herbst, 1784)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  2. "Oxypselaphus obscurus (Herbst, 1784)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved July 1, 2012.


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