Pheropsophus africanus

Pheropsophus africanus

''Pheropsophus africanus'' is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.
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Appearance

''Pheropsophus africanus'' can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres . These beetles show bright reddish head, pronotum and legs and two yellow/orange spots and a slight yellow/orange band on the edge of dark brown elytra.

Distribution

This species is present in the subdesertic regions of Algeria, Egypt , Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae
GenusPheropsophus
SpeciesP. africanus
Photographed in
Oman