Siagona jenissoni

Siagona jenissoni is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae.[1]

Siagona jenissoni
Siagona jenissoni. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Carabidae
Subfamily:
Siagoninae
Genus:
Siagona
Species:
S. jenissoni
Binomial name
Siagona jenissoni
Dejean, 1826

Description

Siagona jenissoni can reach a length of 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in).[2] Body is flat with a constriction between the prothorax and mesothorax. Pronotum is densely punctured. Mandibles are short and strong. Males have quite longer trochanters than females. This species is brachypterous.[3]

Biology

These carabids have a stenotopic lifestyle. They live in ground fissures and in darkness for most of their life. They are nocturnal hunters of ants.[3]

Distribution

This species is present in southern Spain, in Portugal and on the coast of Morocco.[3][4]

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References
  1. Biolib
  2. Coleo.net
  3. Federica Talarico, Pietro Brandmayr, Anita Giglio, Alessandro Massolo, and Tullia Zetto Brandmayr Morphometry of eyes, antennae and wings in three species of Siagona(Coleoptera, Carabidae)
  4. Fauna europaea


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