Siagona jenissoni
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| Siagona jenissoni. Museum specimen | |
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| Species: | S. jenissoni
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| Siagona jenissoni Dejean, 1826
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Siagona jenissoni is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae.[1]
Description[]
Siagona jenissoni can reach a length of 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in).[2] Body is flat with a constriction between the prothorax and mesothorax. Pronotum is densely punctured. Mandibles are short and strong. Males have quite longer trochanters than females. This species is brachypterous.[3]
Biology[]
These carabids have a stenotopic lifestyle. They live in ground fissures and in darkness for most of their life. They are nocturnal hunters of ants.[3]
Distribution[]
This species is present in southern Spain, in Portugal and on the coast of Morocco.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Biolib
- ^ Coleo.net
- ^ a b c Federica Talarico, Pietro Brandmayr, Anita Giglio, Alessandro Massolo, and Tullia Zetto Brandmayr Morphometry of eyes, antennae and wings in three species of Siagona(Coleoptera, Carabidae)
- ^ Fauna europaea
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