Panagaeus

Two spot - Cross runners ( Panagaeus bipustulatus )

Panagaeus is a genus of the family of ground beetles ( Carabidae ).

Features

The body is black, the elytra red with a black cross drawing, the eyes may be due to a stronger Schläfenabschnürung telescopically before as on a pedestal. In the males, two Vordertarsenglieder are moderately enlarged.

System

In Central Europe, two species of the genus occur:

  • Swamp Cross runners ( Panagaeus cruxmajor )
  • Two spot - Cross runners ( Panagaeus bipustulatus )

Documents

  • Heinz joy, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse: The beetles of Central Europe. Volume 2 Adephaga 1, Elsevier, spectrum, Akad ET, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-87263-025-3.
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