Acupalpus brunnicolor is an insect-eating ground beetle of the Acupalpus genus. It is the only Acupalpus species found in Australia, where its range is from Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia. It is an omnivorous, seed-eating insect with a length of 3–4 mm.[1]
Acupalpus brunnicolor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
Tribe: | Harpalini |
Genus: | Acupalpus |
Species: | A. brunnicolor
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Binomial name | |
Acupalpus brunnicolor (Sloane 1898)
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References
edit- ^ Slipinski, Adam; Lawrence, John (2019-11-01). Australian Beetles Volume 2: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Csiro Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-643-09731-5.