Sulciclivina andrewesi

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Sulciclivina andrewesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Sulciclivina
Species:
S. andrewesi
Binomial name
Sulciclivina andrewesi
Balkenohl, 2023

Sulciclivina andrewesi is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is only known the from type locality Pusa, Bihar, in India.

Adults reach a length of about 6.94 mm and have a glossy, piceous colour. The mouthparts, antenna, elytron, intermediate and hind leg and tarsomeres of the front leg are fuscous, and the palpomeres more pale fuscous. The anterior part of the supraantennal plate is slightly translucent-fuscous at the margin.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Herbert Edward Andrewes (1863–1950) who provided a solid basis for the investigation of Asian Scaritinae. [1]

References

  1. "View of Revision of the genus Sulciclivina Balkenohl, 2022 from Asia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Clivinini)". europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu. Retrieved 2025-07-24.