Abax (beetle)

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Abax
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Abax parallelepipedus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Pterostichinae
Tribe: Pterostichini
Subtribe: Pterostichina
Genus: Abax
Bonelli, 1810
Subgenera
  • AbacopercusGanglbauer, 1891
  • Abax Bonelli, 1810
  • PterostichoabaxSchauberger, 1927

Abax is a genus of carabid beetles. [1] [2]

These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.

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Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Abax: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Abax Bonelli, 1810". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. 1 2 Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.