Philorhizus sigma is a species of brown coloured ground beetle in the Lebiinae subfamily that can be found in everywhere in Europe, except for Andorra, Croatia, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and European islands.[2] It is also found in such Asian countries as Georgia and Israel.[1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Lebiinae |
| Tribe: | Lebiini |
| Genus: | Philorhizus |
| Species: | P. sigma
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| Binomial name | |
| Philorhizus sigma (Rossi, 1790)
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Description and habitat
editIt is 3.4–4.4 millimetres (0.13–0.17 in) long with black head and straw coloured elytron. Its elytron is elongate and have a transverse band that is dark in colour. The pronotum is bright red coloured while the wings are absent. It can be found in marshes and fens. The species is considered to be Vulnerable in the United Kingdom.
References
edit- ^ a b "Philorhizus sigma (P.Rossi, 1790)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "Philorhizus sigma (P. Rossi, 1790)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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