Trephionus

Trephionus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:[1] Five new species were described in 2018 from Japan.[2]

Trephionus
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Trephionus

Bates, 1883

Description

All the species are reddish brown to black in color with shiny surface. Mouthpart appendages and antennae yellowish to reddish brown. Legs light to blackish brown. No hind wings. Eyes less convex. Pronotum moderately convex. Elytra oblong and moderately convex.

Species

References

  1. "Trephionus Bates, 1883". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 19 Nov 2011.
  2. "Taxonomic notes on the ground beetles in the genus Trephionus Bates, 1883 from central Honshu, Japan". Zookeys. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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