Appearance
"Graphipterus serrator" can reach a length of 10–20 millimetres. 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.Naming
* "Graphipterus serrator heydeni" Kraatz, 1890⤷ "Graphipterus serrator serrator" Forsskål, 1775
⤷ "Graphipterus serrator valdanii" Guérin-Méneville, 1859
Distribution
This species is widespread in North Africa from Egypt to Mauritania. It lives in African savannas and semideserts.Habitat
This species is widespread in North Africa from Egypt to Mauritania. It lives in African savannas and semideserts.References:
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