Pogonistes testaceus
| Pogonistes testaceus | |
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| Pogonus testaceus testaceus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Pogonistes |
| Species: | P. testaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pogonistes testaceus (Dejean, 1828)
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Pogonistes testaceus is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae. It is found in North Africa, on the Iberian Peninsula and along the French coast, as well as in Bulgaria and Greece.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6 mm.
Biology
[edit]The species seems to prefer the most high-saline environments, which could explain why its distribution in the Iberian Peninsula is restricted to the Mediterranean coast. Adults are present all year, with a peak of activity in spring.
Subspecies
[edit]- Pogonus testaceus testaceus (North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and along the French coast)
- Pogonus testaceus graecus (Apfelbeck, 1904) (Bulgaria, Greece)[1]