Biology:Abacetus evulsus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Abacetus evulsus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Abacetus
Species:
A. evulsus
Binomial name
Abacetus evulsus
Peringuey, 1904

Abacetus evulsus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae.[1] It was described by Peringuey in 1904.[1]

Taxonomy and Phylogeny

The species name evulsus is from Latin meaning 'root out'.[2]

The holotype specimen was collected by Sheppard with the collection date on the 12 July 1903.[3] A paratype was also collected by Sheppard on the 1 July 1903.[3] The South African Museum also holds a further three undesignated specimens.[3]

Species key

Description

Distribution and Habitat

The species was originally collected from Beira in the Sofala province in Mozambique.[3] No other locations are known.

Beira is located in Mozambique
Beira
Beira
Beira (Mozambique)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Abacetus evulsus Péringuey, 1904". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8HQS. 
  2. Whitaker, William (1993–2007). "William Whitaker's Words". http://archives.nd.edu/words.html. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 M. A. Cochrane (1995). "Coleoptera Type Material in the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum 104: 2270. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13220614 entry