Trephionus abiba
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T. abiba
Binomial name
Trephionus abiba
Sasakawa & Itô, 2018

Trephionus abiba, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.[1]

Etymology

The specific name abiba is an anagram of the sympatric species Trephionus babai.[1]

Description

Body length of male is about 8.1 mm, whereas female is 9.8 mm. Head and pronotum black. Elytra blackish brown to black. Endophallus stout in shape. No hind wings. Dorso-apical lobe simple and rudimentary. Apex of aedeagus truncate.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sasakawa, K.; Itô, H. (2018). "Taxonomic notes on the ground beetles in the genus Trephionus Bates, 1883 from central Honshu, Japan". ZooKeys (742): 91–104. doi:10.3897/zookeys.742.23752. PMC 5904455. PMID 29670432. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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