Graphipterus serrator
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| Graphipterus serrator | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Graphipterus |
| Species: | G. serrator
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| Binomial name | |
| Graphipterus serrator Forskal, 1775
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Graphipterus serrator is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Graphipterus serrator heydeni Kraatz, 1890
- Graphipterus serrator serrator Forsskål, 1775
- Graphipterus serrator valdanii Guérin-Méneville, 1859
Description
[edit | edit source]Graphipterus serrator can reach a length of 10–20 millimetres (0.39–0.79 in). This ground beetle is quite variable in the body size and in the development of the spots. Larvae in the preimaginal stage have myrmecophagous habits. They make chambers inside the ant nest where they store the ant brood.
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]This species is widespread in North Africa from Egypt to Mauritania. It lives in African savannas and semideserts.
References
[edit | edit source]- Biolib
- jcringenbach.free.fr
- T. Zetto Brandmayr, I. Marano, W. Paarmann Graphipterus serrator: a myrmecophagous carabid beetle with mandibular suctorial tube in the larva (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Graphipterini)
- [Johan Kotze Carabid Beetles as Bioindicators
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