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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Harpalini
Genus: Acupalpus
Species:
A. brunnicolor
Binomial name
Acupalpus brunnicolor
(Sloane 1898)

References

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  1. ^ 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.