Abacetus leonensis
| Abacetus leonensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Abacetus |
| Species: | A. leonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Abacetus leonensis Tschitscherine, 1899
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Abacetus leonensis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae.[1] It was described by Tschitscherine in 1899 and is found in Sierra Leone.[2] The original description characterizes the species as shiny black with an iridescent surface, particularly on the elytra, with ferruginous red antennae and reddish-testaceous legs.[2]
References
- ^ "Abacetus leonensis Tschitscherine, 1899". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ a b Tschitschérine, T. (1899). "Mémoire sur quelques espèces africaines du genre Abacetus Dejean". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 68: 66–88.