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Abacetus evulsus

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Species of beetle

Abacetus evulsus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Abacetus
Species: A. evulsus
Binomial name
Abacetus evulsus
Peringuey, 1904

Abacetus evulsus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Peringuey in 1904.

Taxonomy and Phylogeny

The species name evulsus is from Latin meaning 'root out'.

The holotype specimen was collected by Sheppard with the collection date on the 12 July 1903. A paratype was also collected by Sheppard on the 1 July 1903. The South African Museum also holds a further three undesignated specimens.

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Description

Distribution and Habitat

The species was originally collected from Beira in the Sofala province in Mozambique. No other locations are known.

Beira is located in MozambiqueBeiraBeiraBeira (Mozambique)

References

  1. ^ "Abacetus evulsus Péringuey, 1904". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. Whitaker, William (1993–2007). "William Whitaker's Words". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. ^ M. A. Cochrane (1995). "Coleoptera Type Material in the South African Museum". Annals of the South African Museum. 104: 2270.
Taxon identifiers
Abacetus evulsus


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