Abacetus leonensis

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Abacetus leonensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Abacetus
Species:
A. leonensis
Binomial name
Abacetus leonensis
Tschitscherine, 1899

Abacetus leonensis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. [1] It was described by Tschitscherine in 1899 and is found in Sierra Leone. [2] The original description characterizes the species as shiny black with an iridescent surface, particularly on the elytra, with ferruginous red antennae and reddish-testaceous legs. [2]

References

  1. "Abacetus leonensis Tschitscherine, 1899". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. 1 2 Tschitschérine, T. (1899). "Mémoire sur quelques espèces africaines du genre Abacetus Dejean". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 68: 66–88.