Aepopsis

Aepopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Trechini
Subtribe: Aepina
Genus: Aepopsis
Jeannel, 1922
Species:
A. robinii
Binomial name
Aepopsis robinii
(Laboulbène, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Aepus robinii

Aepopsis is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Aepopsis robinii.

Description

The beetle's size is 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in). Its colour is yellowish-red.

Distribution

The species can be found along the Mediterranean-Atlantic coast, from the British Isles and France south to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. It has also been recorded in Ireland.

Ecology

Aepus robinii lives its entire life cycle in rocky crevices of intertidal zones.

References

  1. 1 2 "Aepopsis Jeannel, 1922". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ↑ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. 1 2 3 Distribution
  4. 1 2 King, P.E.; Al-Khalifa, M.S.; Fordy, M.R. (1980). "Environmental adaptations of Aepopsis robinii (Laboulbene) an intertidal carabid of rocky shores". Journal of Natural History. 14. doi:10.1080/00222938000770261.