Abax (genus)

Abax
Abax parallelepipedus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Abax
Bonelli, 1810

Abax is a genus of carabid beetles.[1][2] There are approximately 100 mostly holarctic species and subspecies in this genus.[3]

These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.

Species

A. carinatus

References

  1. Abax
  2. "Abax Bonelli, 1810". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 27 Mar 2012.
  3. ZipcodeZoo
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