Paussus granulatus

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Paussus granulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Paussus
Species: P. granulatus
Binomial name
Paussus granulatus
Westwood, 1850

Paussus granulatus Westwood, 1850.jpg



Diagnosis

Subgenus: Hylotorus

Description

Distribution

South Africa: Specimen, 1 female: Cape Province, 1 mile east of Engcobo, 1000 m., 14 April 1958, E. S. Ross and R. E. Leech, collectors.

Biology

Ant host: Pheidole

REFERENCES

  • Linnaeus, C. De Bigis Insectorum. - pp. 1-8, tab., in: Dissertatio Entomologica. Bigas insectorum sistens, quam Divinis auspiciis, Cons. Illustr. Faccult. Med. Upsal. Praeside, Domino Doct. Carolo à LINNÉ, ... iii + 7 pp., 1 pl. (Upsala: EDMANN). (1775).
  • Westwood, J. O., 1850. Descriptions of seventeen new species of the coleopterous family Paussidae. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond., 2 [1849]: 55-60.