Panagaeus fasciatus

Panagaeus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Panagaeus
Species: P. fasciatus
Binomial name
Panagaeus fasciatus
Say, 1823

Panagaeus fasciatus is a species of ground beetle in the Panagaeinae subfamily that can be found in the US[1] and Canada.[2] The species is orange coloured with two black lines going across its pronotum. It is 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in length.[3] It prefers dry forests, in such states as Arizona and Kansas.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Eric R. Eaton and Kenn Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. p. 136.
  2. "Panagaeus (Hologaeus) fasciatus Say, 1823". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  3. "Panagaeus fasciatus Say". Harvard University. Retrieved February 20, 2013.


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