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Agonum scitulum (Carabidae: Platyninae)

Image of Agonum (Europhilus) scitulum Dejean 1828

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L: 5.8 7.2 mmPhylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE, 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Coleoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (beetles, Kfer)Suborder:Adephaga SCHELLENBERG, 1806Family: Carabidae LATREILLE, 1802 (ground and tiger beetles, Laufkfer)Subfamily: Platyninae BONELLI, 1810Tribus: Platynini BONELLI, 1810Genus: Agonum BONELLI, 1810Most Agonum species are pronouncedly hygrophilous and live near water. They are carnivorous, feeding on a wide range of small arthropods.Subgenus: Europhilus CHAUDOIR, 1859probably Agonum scitulum DEJEAN, 1828KEY: www.coleo-net.de/coleo/texte/europhilus.htmN-Germany, Lower Saxonia, vic. Hitzacker: Drethem (river Elbe), 28.09.2013IMG_3113

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