Agonum ericeti

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Agonum ericeti
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Scientific classification edit
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. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2012.


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