Anchomenus dorsalis

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Anchomenus dorsalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Anchomenus
Species:
A. dorsalis
Binomial name
Anchomenus dorsalis
(Pontoppidan, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Carabus dorsalisPontoppidan, 1763
  • Agonum dorsale
  • Anchomenus viridifulvus(Goeze, 1777)
  • Anchomenus marchicus(Herbst, 1784)
  • Anchomenus prasinus(Thunberg, 1784)
  • Anchomenus violaceus(Thunberg, 1784) (preocc.)
  • Anchomenus bicolor(Geoffroy In Fourcroy, 1785)
  • Anchomenus viridanus(Fabricius, 1787)
  • Anchomenus thunbergi(Gmelin, 1790)
  • Anchomenus viridis(Gmelin, 1790)
  • Anchomenus cyanicollisGebler, 1841
  • Anchomenus discophorusChaudoir, 1842
  • Anchomenus bicolorLetzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus coeruleoviridisLetzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus quinquepunctatusLetzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus rufipennisLetzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus submaculatusLetzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus suturalisLetzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus infuscatusChevrolat, 1854
  • Anchomenus moleki(Rambousek, 1907)
  • Anchomenus malyi(Obenberger, 1914)
  • Anchomenus maroccanus(Antoine, 1941)
  • Anchomenus rufothoracicus(Krejcarek, 1947)

Anchomenus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, West and Central Asia. [1]

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Description

This beetle is bright green-blue and red-brown in color. [2] The adults are 5.6–7.7 mm long, with females larger than males. [3] [4]

Biology

This beetle forms aggregations of several individuals, often with beetles of the genus Brachinus . [2] When disturbed it releases a volatile that contains undecane. [2] Its coloration may be aposematic mimicry of the similarly colored Brachinus beetles it lives with, which emit a much more powerful antipredator volatile mix. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763)". Fauna Europaea . Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Bonacci, Teresa; Brandmayr, Pietro; Zetto, Tullia; Perrotta, Ida Daniela; Guarino, Salvatore; Peri, Ezio; Colazza, Stefano (2011). "Volatile compounds released by disturbed and undisturbed adults of Anchomenus dorsalis (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynini) and structure of the pygidial gland". ZooKeys (81): 13–25. Bibcode:2011ZooK...81...13B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.81.1122 . PMC   88065 . PMID   11326030.
  3. ↑ Knapp, Michal; Uhnavá, Klára (2014). "Body size and nutrition intake effects on fecundity and overwintering success in Anchomenus dorsalis (Coleoptera: Carabidae)". Journal of Insect Science. 14 (1): 240. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/ieu102 . PMC   5633967 . PMID   25525105. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
  5. ↑ Bonacci, Teresa; Brandmayr, Pietro; Zetto Brandmayr, Tullia (2011). "Predator feeding choice on conspicuous and non-conspicuous carabid beetles: first results". ZooKeys (100): 171–179. Bibcode:2011ZooK..100..171B. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.100.1525 . PMC   3131014 . PMID   21738410.


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