Goniotropis kuntzeni
| Goniotropis kuntzeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Goniotropis |
| Species: | G. kuntzeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Goniotropis kuntzeni Bänninger, 1927
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Goniotropis kuntzeni is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3][4] Adults can be found on trees at night. Larvae dig burrows that they close off with their terminal disk, capturing prey with their terminal disk and dragging prey into the burrow. [5]
Subspecies
[edit]These two subspecies belong to the species Goniotropis kuntzeni:
- Goniotropis kuntzeni kuntzeni Bänninger, 1927
- Goniotropis kuntzeni maracayensis Deuve, 2001
References
[edit]- ^ "Goniotropis kuntzeni Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Goniotropis kuntzeni". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Goniotropis kuntzeni species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- ^ Moore, Wendy; Giulio, Andrea Di (20 January 2006). "Description and behaviour of Goniotropis kuntzeni larvae (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae: Ozaenini) and a key to genera of Paussinae larvae". Zootaxa. 1111 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1111.1.1. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.