| Aepopsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Tribe: | Trechini |
| Subtribe: | Aepina |
| Genus: | Aepopsis Jeannel, 1922 |
| Species: | A. robinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aepopsis robinii (Laboulbène, 1849) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aepopsis is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Aepopsis robinii. [1] [2]
The beetle's size is 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in). Its colour is yellowish-red. [3]
The species can be found along the Mediterranean-Atlantic coast, from the British Isles and France south to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. It has also been recorded in Ireland. [3] [1] [4]
Aepus robinii lives its entire life cycle in rocky crevices of intertidal zones. [3] [4]
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