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Harpalus chalcentus

Harpalus chalcentus is a species of ground beetle native to Asia. It is found in Japan and northeastern China. It is also found in North and South Korea.

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Harpalus chalcentus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Harpalus
Species:
H. chalcentus
Binomial name
Harpalus chalcentus
Bates, 1873
Synonyms1
  • Harpalus angulatoides Puel, 1935
  • Harpalus bosphoranus Reiche, 1862
  • Harpalus fugax Faldermann, 1836

Harpalus chalcentus is a species of ground beetle native to Asia. It is found in Japan and northeastern China.2 It is also found in North and South Korea.1

Description

The species is 11.2–14.4 millimetres (0.44–0.57 in) in length, is black coloured and shiny. Its head and prothorax is kindoff metallic and greenish in colour. Its pronotum and posterior is reddish in colour. The species femora, labrum, mandibles, tibiae and ventral side is black, while pedipalp, antennae and tarsus is brownish-red. Its wings are developed.1

References

References

  1. "Harpalus chalcentus Bates, 1873". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. "Proceedings". Zoological Society of London. 1888: 370. Harpalus chalcentus. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)