Anchomenus dorsalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Anchomenus |
Species: | A. dorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Anchomenus dorsalis (
Pontoppidan, 1763)
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Synonyms | |
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Anchomenus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. [1]
This beetle is bright green-blue and red-brown in color. [2] The adults are 5.6–7.7 mm long, with females larger than males. [3] [4]
This beetle forms aggregations of several individuals, often with beetles of the genus Brachinus. [2] When disturbed it releases a volatile that contains undecane. [2] Its coloration may be aposematic mimicry of the similarly colored Brachinus beetles it lives with, which emit a much more powerful antipredator volatile mix. [5]
Anchomenus dorsalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Anchomenus |
Species: | A. dorsalis
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Binomial name | |
Anchomenus dorsalis (
Pontoppidan, 1763)
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Synonyms | |
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Anchomenus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. [1]
This beetle is bright green-blue and red-brown in color. [2] The adults are 5.6–7.7 mm long, with females larger than males. [3] [4]
This beetle forms aggregations of several individuals, often with beetles of the genus Brachinus. [2] When disturbed it releases a volatile that contains undecane. [2] Its coloration may be aposematic mimicry of the similarly colored Brachinus beetles it lives with, which emit a much more powerful antipredator volatile mix. [5]