Systolosoma breve

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Systolosoma breve
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Superfamily: Caraboidea
Family: Trachypachidae
Genus: Systolosoma
Species:
S. breve
Binomial name
Systolosoma breve
Solier, 1849
Synonyms
  • Notioxenus bilunulatusMotschulsky, 1857

Systolosoma breve, the short neaustral false ground beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus Systolosoma . They have been found in Argentina and Chile, [1] [2] where they inhabit lowlands to midlands in Valdivian rainforests with Nothofagus dombeyi and Araucaria araucana , as well as Coigue Maniu Forest and Nire/Steppe.

They can be found on sandy alluvium and open sandy areas, as well as amongst forest leaf and wood litter. Adults have been observed taking cover in leaf litter. [3]

References

  1. "Systolosoma breve Solier 1849". newworldcarabidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  2. Catalogue of Life: Systolosoma breve
  3. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)