Aepopsis

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Aepopsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Trechini
Subtribe: Aepina
Genus: Aepopsis
Jeannel, 1922
Species:
A. robinii
Binomial name
Aepopsis robinii
(Laboulbène, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Aepus robinii

Aepopsis is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Aepopsis robinii. [1] [2]

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Description

The beetle's size is 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in). Its colour is yellowish-red. [3]

Distribution

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]

Ecology

Aepus robinii lives its entire life cycle in rocky crevices of intertidal zones. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aepopsis Jeannel, 1922". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ↑ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. 1 2 3 Distribution
  4. 1 2 King, P.E.; Al-Khalifa, M.S.; Fordy, M.R. (1980). "Environmental adaptations of Aepopsis robinii (Laboulbene) an intertidal carabid of rocky shores". Journal of Natural History. 14. doi:10.1080/00222938000770261.
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