Pheropsophus africanus is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.[1][2]
| Pheropsophus africanus | |
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| Pheropsophus africanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Brachininae |
| Tribe: | Brachinini |
| Genus: | Pheropsophus |
| Species: | P. africanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)
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Description
editPheropsophus africanus can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in).[3] These beetles show bright reddish head, pronotum and legs and two yellow/orange spots and a slight yellow/orange band on the edge of dark brown elytra.
Distribution
editThis species is present in the subdesertic regions of Algeria, Egypt (Sinai), India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.[3][1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ^ a b BRACHYNINAE