Aepopsis

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Aepopsis is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Aepopsis robinii.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Adephaga
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Aepopsis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Trechini
Subtribe: Aepina
Genus: Aepopsis
Jeannel, 1922
Species:
A. robinii
Binomial name
Aepopsis robinii
(Laboulbène, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Aepus robinii
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Description

The beetle's size is 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in). Its colour is yellowish-red.[3]

Distribution

The species can be found along the Mediterranean-Atlantic coast, from the British Isles and France south to the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco. It has also been recorded in Ireland.[3][1][4]

Ecology

Aepus robinii lives its entire life cycle in rocky crevices of intertidal zones.[3][4]

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