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]

Agabus africanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Agabus
Subgenus: Agabus
Species:
A. africanus
Binomial name
Agabus africanus
Pederzani & Schizzerotto, 1998

References

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  1. ^ 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. S2CID 85721864.
  2. ^ 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. S2CID 85732297.