Aepus
Genus of beetles
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Aepus is a genus of ground beetles of the subfamily Trechinae. Distributed in France, on Canary Islands and the archipelago Madeira in Spain, Albania, UK, Ireland, Norway and Sweden.
| Aepus | |
|---|---|
| Aepus marinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Trechinae |
| Genus: | Aepus Leach, 1819 |
Representatives of this genus are characterized by the following features:
Species of the genus
Aepus contains the following species:[1]
- Aepus gallaecus Jeannel, 1926
- Aepus gracilicornis Wallaston, 1860
- Aepus marinus (Strom, 1783)