Halocoryza acapulcana

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Halocoryza acapulcana
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H. acapulcana
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Halocoryza acapulcana
Whitehead, 1966 [1]

Halocoryza acapulcana is a species of brown coloured ground beetle in the subfamily Scaritinae which can be found in Ecuador and Mexico. [2]

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References

  1. "Halocoryza acapulcana Whitehead, 1966". Carabidae of the World. September 9, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. Terry L. Erwin. "Halocoryza Alluaud 1919, sea-side beetles of the Indian, Atlantic (sensu lato), and Pacific Oceans: a generic synopsis and description of a remarkable new species from Baja California Sur, México (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Scaritini, Clivinina)". ZooKeys . Pensoft. 127: 1–13. doi:10.3897/zookeys.127.1748. PMC   3175127 . PMID   21998544.