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Zabrus gibbus
Zabrus gibbus
45.0753, 13.6484
Field Notes
Description:
Imago 14-16 mm in length, black with weak metallic sheen. Elytra convex, with nine strips. Pronotum with rough punctation in posterior quarter. Antennae, tibiae, and tarsi brown-red; fore tibiae dilated, with strong spine
Habitat:
Occurs from England and Southern Sweden to Northern Africa and Minor Asia, on Cyprus; in the Ukraine, Moldova, and Transcaucasia. In Russia it is widely distributed in steppe and forest-steppe zones, northward to the Orel Region, and eastward to the Astrakhan Region bordering Kazakhstan. This one was found on the palm tree in my garden.
Notes:
Scientific synonyms:
Carabus gibbus Fabricius, 1794; Zabrus cyprensis Freude, 1988; Zabrus gibbus (Fabricius, 1794); Zabrus hispanus Freude, 1988; Zabrus longulus Reiche & Saulcy, 1855
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PublishedMay 8, 2013
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