Trephionus abiba, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.[1]
| Trephionus abiba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Trephionus |
| Species: | T. abiba
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| Binomial name | |
| Trephionus abiba Sasakawa & Itô, 2018
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Etymology
editThe specific name abiba is an anagram of the sympatric species Trephionus babai.[1]
Description
editBody 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
edit- ^ a b c 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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