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Scarites vicinus

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Species of beetle

Scarites vicinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scarites
Species: S. vicinus
Binomial name
Scarites vicinus
Chaudoir, 1843

Scarites vicinus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.

Anatomy

Scarites vicinus has a sleek, black, and large (14-30 mm) body with large mandibles. It can be distinguished from the other species within the same genus due to its rounder thorax that has the same dimensions as its head.

References

  1. "Scarites vicinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Scarites vicinus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  4. ^ Kyndt, Elliot C.; Kyndt, John A. (2022). "Illumina Short-Read Sequencing of the Mitogenomes of Novel Scarites subterraneus Isolates Allows for Taxonomic Refinement of the Genus Scarites Fabricius 1775, within the Carabidae Family". Insects. 13 (2). doi:10.3390/insects13020190. PMC 8874491.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
Taxon identifiers
Scarites vicinus


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