| Trechus aethiopicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Trechus |
| Species: | T. aethiopicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trechus aethiopicus Alluaud, 1918 | |
Trechus aethiopicus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Trechinae. [1] It was described by Alluaud in 1918. [1]
Paranthropus aethiopicus is an extinct species of robust australopithecine from the Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of East Africa about 2.7–2.3 million years ago. However, it is much debated whether or not Paranthropus is an invalid grouping and is synonymous with Australopithecus, so the species is also often classified as Australopithecus aethiopicus. Whatever the case, it is considered to have been the ancestor of the much more robust P. boisei. It is debated if P. aethiopicus should be subsumed under P. boisei, and the terms P. boisei sensu lato and P. boisei sensu stricto can be used to respectively include and exclude P. aethiopicus from P. boisei.
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The desert hedgehog is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae.
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Hystrichopus is a genus of inconspicuous, nocturnal beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is native to the greater part of the Afrotropics and locally to the southern Palaearctic.
Eucolliuris is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Atrotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
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Pachydesus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
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