Acanthoscelis ruficornis, Beach ground beetle[1] is a species of ground beetle in the Scaritinae subfamily, the only species in the genus Acanthoscelis.[2]
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| Genus: | Acanthoscelis Dejean, 1825
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| Species: | A. ruficornis
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| Acanthoscelis ruficornis (Fabricius, 1801)
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Description
editA. ruficornis is 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long and have black coloured legs and reddish tarsi. Its head and thorax are wrinkled while its antennae is of the same colour as its tarsi. It also have front tibia which is broad and flattened.[1]
Ecology
editWhen it comes to feeding, A. ruficornis is a night predator. During that time he feeds on various species of Isopoda and Amphipoda as well as both adult and larva insects. It inhabits beaches where there is plenty of sand and hides under seaweeds.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Mike Picker; Charles Griffiths; Alan Weaving (2004) [2002]. Jeanne Hromnick (ed.). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa. Stuik Publishers/New Holland Publishers. p. 188. ISBN 1-77007-061-3.
- ^ "Acanthoscelis Dietz, W.G., 1896". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
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