Graphipterus serrator

Graphipterus serrator is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae.

Graphipterus serrator
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Graphipterus
Species:	G. serrator
Binomial name
Graphipterus serrator Forskal, 1775

Subspecies

• Graphipterus serrator heydeni Kraatz, 1890
• Graphipterus serrator serrator Forsskål, 1775
• Graphipterus serrator valdanii Guérin-Méneville, 1859

Description

Graphipterus serrator can reach a length of 10–20 millimetres (0.39–0.79 in). This ground beetle is quite variable in the body size and in the development of the spots. Larvae in the preimaginal stage have myrmecophagous habits. They make chambers inside the ant nest where they store the ant brood.

Distribution and habitat

This species is widespread in North Africa from Egypt to Mauritania. It lives in African savannas and semideserts.

References

• Biolib
• jcringenbach.free.fr
• T. Zetto Brandmayr, I. Marano, W. Paarmann Graphipterus serrator: a myrmecophagous carabid beetle with mandibular suctorial tube in the larva (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Graphipterini)
• [Johan Kotze Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators