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Scarites vicinus

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Scarites vicinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scarites
Species:
S. vicinus
Binomial name
Scarites vicinus
Chaudoir, 1843

Scarites vicinus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[4]

Anatomy

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Scarites vicinus has a sleek, black, and large (14-30 mm) body with large mandibles. It can be distinguished from the other species within the same genus due to its rounder thorax that has the same dimensions as its head.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Scarites vicinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  3. ^ a b Kyndt, Elliot C.; Kyndt, John A. (2022). "Illumina Short-Read Sequencing of the Mitogenomes of Novel Scarites subterraneus Isolates Allows for Taxonomic Refinement of the Genus Scarites Fabricius 1775, within the Carabidae Family". Insects. 13 (2). doi:10.3390/insects13020190. PMC 8874491.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.