Panagaeus japonicus

Panagaeus japonicus is a species of ground beetle in the Panagaeinae subfamily that can be found in Japan, North Korea and Maritime province of Russia. It is also known from various provinces of China such as Heilongjiang, Hubei, Jilin, and Shanxi.[1] The species is black coloured with red spots on its wings.[1]

Panagaeus japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Panagaeus
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Panagaeus japonicus
(Chaudoir, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Panagaeus rubripes Morawitz, 1862
  • Craspedophorus japonicus Jedlička, 1962

Habitat and further distribution

China

In China, the species were recorded from its capital of Beijing in 1887.[2]

Japan

In Japan, the species can be found in Hakone, Miyanoshita and as far as Sapporo. They prefer various moss and rotten stumps or trees where they are abundant.[3] The species were also found in the city Hakodate of Hokkaido.[4]

Description

The species is 13 millimetres (0.51 in) in length.[5]

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References
  1. "Panagaeus (Panagaeus) japonicus Chaudoir, 1861". Carabidae of the World. February 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  2. Dr. F. Hilgendorf (1888). "Archiv für Naturgeschichte". 54. Berlin: 226. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 31. Royal Entomological Society of London. 1883. p. 234.
  4. Nassauischer Verein (1886). "Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde". 39: 38–39. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift". Berlin, Paris, London, Verbidung. 1884: 274. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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