Altagonum papuense

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Altagonum papuense
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Altagonum
Species:
A. papuense
Binomial name
Altagonum papuense
(Sloane, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Platynus papuenseSloane, 1890 [1]
  • Colpodes papuenseSloane, 1907 [2]
  • Altagonum papuenseDarlington, 1952 [3]

Altagonum papuense is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. [4] It was described by Sloane in 1890. [4]

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References

  1. Sloane, Thomas G. (1890). "Report on a Zoological Collection from British New Guinea:—Part II. Coleoptera (Cicindelidæ, Carabidæ, and Buprestidæ)". Records of the Australian Museum. 1 (5): 103–104. doi: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.1.1890.1238 .
  2. Sloan, Thomas G. (1907). "New Carabidae from German New Guinea and its Dependencies". Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift: 179.
  3. Darlington Jr., P. J. (1952). "The Carabid Beetles of New Guinea. Part 2. The Agonini". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 107 (3): 187–188.
  4. 1 2 "Altagonum papuense (Sloane, 1890)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

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