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Thoasia rugifrons

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Thoasia rugifrons
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Subtribe: Agrina
Genus: Thoasia
Species:
T. rugifrons
Binomial name
Thoasia rugifrons
Liebke, 1939

Thoasia rugifrons, the rough-headed pentagonal arboreal carabid,[1] is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and in the lowlands of French Guiana.[2][3]

Description

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They are macropterous and capable of flight. Standard body length is 4.11–4.16 mm. Elytra shiny metallic. Forebody and head also shiny. Pronotum moderately narrow. Abdomen Sparsely setiferous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Neotropical Thoasia Liebke, 1939 and Straneotia Mateu, 1961 of the Cryptobatida group, subtribe Agrina: Taxonomic revisions with notes on their ways of life (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)". Zootaxa. 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Thoasia rugifrons Liebke, 1939". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  3. ^ "Thoasia rugifrons". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-15.