Harpalus cephalotes
Species of beetle
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Harpalus cephalotes is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae.[1] It was described by Fairmaire & Laboulbene in 1854.[1] It thrives in both high-temperature areas and highly saline soils.[2] It is the only member of the cephalotes subgenus. It has two subspecies: H. c. cephalotes, found across south-central Europe east to Kazakhstan and the Turkey/Transcaucasus region; and H. c. somcheticus, found in dry parts of eastern Anatolia, Armenia, and Israel.[3]
| Harpalus cephalotes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Harpalus |
| Species: | H. cephalotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpalus cephalotes Fairmaire & Laboulbene, 1854 | |