Agonum ericeti is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in all Europe except for Spain and Portugal.[1]
Agonum ericeti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Agonum |
Species: | A. ericeti
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Binomial name | |
Agonum ericeti Panzer, 1809
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Description
editBeetle length is from 5–7.2 millimetres (0.20–0.28 in), a width not exceeding 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in). The upper body is usually one colour, bronze or copper-red, rarely black and bronze. Prothorax narrowed in the direction backward more than forward.
Ecology
editThe species lives in sphagnum bogs.
References
edit- ^ "Agonum ericeti (Panzer, 1809)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.