Agabus africanus
Agabus africanus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dytiscidae |
Genus: | Agabus |
Subgenus: | |
Species: | A. africanus
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Binomial name | |
Agabus africanus Pederzani & Schizzerotto, 1998
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Agabus africanus is a species of predatory diving beetle belonging to the family Dytiscidae. It is endemic to Tunisia, where it is found in the area of the Cap Bon peninsula. It is not common.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ Touaylia, Samir; Garrido, Josefina; Boumaiza, Moncef (Sep 2011). "Chorological and Phenological Analysis of the Water Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Adephaga and Polyphaga) of Northern Tunisia". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 65 (3): 315–324. doi:10.1649/072.065.0315.
- ^ Przewoźny, M.; Jaskuła, R.; Rewicz, T. (2015). "First African Records of Agabus ramblae Millán & Ribera, 2001 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". African Entomology. 23 (2): 275–279. doi:10.4001/003.023.0227.
- "Agabus africanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 17 January 2017.
Categories:
- Agabus (beetle)
- Endemic fauna of Tunisia
- Beetles of North Africa
- Beetles described in 1998
- Dytiscidae stubs