Perileptus areolatus
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| Perileptus areolatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Perileptus |
| Species: | P. areolatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Perileptus areolatus (Creutzer, 1799) | |
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Perileptus areolatus is a species of brown coloured[1] ground beetle in the Trechinae subfamily.
Irish distribution
The species can be found everywhere in Europe except for Andorra, Finland, Lithuania, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City.[2] The species can also be found in Asia in such countries as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and in Africa in Tunisia and the Canary Islands.[1] The species is 2.4–2.5 millimetres (0.094–0.098 in) in length.[3]
In Ireland the species is found in counties Kerry and Cork.[4]
Habitat
The species lives along riverine shingle.[4]
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