Panagaeus japonicus is a species of ground beetle in the Panagaeinae subfamily that can be found in Japan, North Korea and Maritime province of Russia. It is also known from various provinces of China such as Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jilin, and Shanxi.[1] The species is black coloured with red spots on its wings.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Panagaeus |
| Species: | P. japonicus
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| Panagaeus japonicus (Chaudoir, 1861)
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Habitat and further distribution
editChina
editIn China, the species were recorded from its capital of Beijing in 1887.[2]
Japan
editIn Japan, the species can be found in Hakone, Miyanoshita and as far as Sapporo. They prefer various moss and rotten stumps or trees where they are abundant.[3] The species were also found in the city Hakodate of Hokkaido.[4]
Description
editThe species is 13 millimetres (0.51 in) in length.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Panagaeus japonicus Chaudoir, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Dr. F. Hilgendorf (1888). "Archiv für Naturgeschichte". 54. Berlin: 226.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. Vol. 31. Royal Entomological Society of London. 1883. p. 234.
- ^ Nassauischer Verein (1886). "Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde". 39: 38–39.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift". Berlin, Paris, London, Verbidung. 1884: 274.
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External links
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