Pimelia angulata

Pimelia angulata is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.

Pimelia angulata
Pimelia angulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Tenebrionidae
Subfamily:
Pimeliinae
Genus:
Pimelia
Species:
P. angulata
Binomial name
Pimelia angulata
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Pimelia consobrina Lucas, 1858
  • Pimelia retrospinosa Lucas, 1858

Subspecies
  • Pimelia angulata angulata Fabricius, 1775
  • Pimelia angulata angulosa Olivier, 1795
  • Pimelia angulata antiaegypta Koch, 1937

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Description

Pimelia angulata can reach a length of about 25–35 millimetres (0.98–1.38 in).[2] The body is black, slightly glossy. The elytra show a few lines of small spikes or short tubercles. These beetles are diurnal, emerging in early morning and late evening but hiding in small groups under the sand during the hot hours of the day.[3][4]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in the lower Egypt, in the northern and south-eastern Sinai, Mauritania, Israel and in Sudan. It is adapted to arid climates and desert environments.[5][6][7]

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References
  1. Biolib
  2. Le monde des insectes
  3. "Sahara-nature". Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  4. Fabricius, J. C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs pag. 252. Flensbvrgi, Lipsiae. (Kort)
  5. Martin Lillig,Tomáš Pavlíček The Darkling Beetles of the Sinai Peninsula: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae Die Deutsche Bibliothek
  6. Entomologi Italiani
  7. Isabelle Desportes, Joseph Schrével Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Gregarines of Hexapoda
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