Agabus africanus

Agabus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Agabus
Subgenus: Agabus (Agabus)
Species: A. africanus
Binomial name
Agabus africanus
Pederzani & Schizzerotto, 1998

Agabus africanus is a species of predatory diving beetle belonging to the family Dytiscidae. It is endemic to Tunisia, where it is found in the area of the Cap Bon peninsula. It is not common.[1][2]

References

  1. Touaylia, Samir; Garrido, Josefina; Boumaiza, Moncef (Sep 2011). "Chorological and Phenological Analysis of the Water Beetle Fauna (Coleoptera: Adephaga and Polyphaga) of Northern Tunisia". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 65 (3): 315–324. doi:10.1649/072.065.0315.
  2. Przewoźny, M.; Jaskuła, R.; Rewicz, T. (2015). "First African Records of Agabus ramblae Millán & Ribera, 2001 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". African Entomology. 23 (2): 275–279. doi:10.4001/003.023.0227.
  • "Agabus africanus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 17 January 2017.


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