Panagaeus japonicus
| Panagaeus japonicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Panagaeus |
| Species: | P. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Panagaeus japonicus (Chaudoir, 1861) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Panagaeus japonicus is a species of ground beetle in the Panagaeinae subfamily that can be found in Japan, North Korea and Maritime province of Russia. It is also known from various provinces of China such as Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jilin, and Shanxi.[1] The species is black coloured with red spots on its wings.[1]
Habitat and further distribution
China
In China, the species were recorded from its capital of Beijing in 1887.[2]
Japan
In Japan, the species can be found in Hakone, Miyanoshita and as far as Sapporo. They prefer various moss and rotten stumps or trees where they are abundant.[3] The species were also found in the city Hakodate of Hokkaido.[4]
Description
The species is 13 millimetres (0.51 in) in length.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Panagaeus (Panagaeus) japonicus Chaudoir, 1861". Carabidae of the World. February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ↑ Dr. F. Hilgendorf (1888). "Archiv für Naturgeschichte" 54. Berlin: 226.
- ↑ The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 31. Royal Entomological Society of London. 1883. p. 234.
- ↑ Nassauischer Verein (1886). "Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde" 39: 38–39.
- ↑ "Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift". Berlin, Paris, London, Verbidung. 1884: 274.
External links
Data related to Panagaeus japonicus at Wikispecies
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