Nebria psammodes

Nebria psammodes
Nebria psammodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Nebria
Subgenus: Nebria (Eunebria)
Species: N. psammodes
Binomial name
Nebria psammodes
(P. Rossi, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Carabus psammodes P. Rossi, 1792 [species]
  • Narbia schreibersii Dejean & Boisduval, 1830

Nebria psammodes is a species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily.

Description

Nebria psammodes can reach a length of 12–13 millimetres (0.47–0.51 in).[1][2] Body is black, while the head, the thorax and the outer edge of the elytra are tawny. [3]

Distribution

These beetles are present in Croatia, France, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland,[4] and the island of Sicily.[5] They can be found on the banks of small alpine streams.

References


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