Thoasia surinamensis

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Thoasia surinamensis
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T. surinamensis
Binomial name
Thoasia surinamensis
Erwin & Aldebron, 2018

Thoasia surinamensis, the Suriname pentagonal arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Suriname.[1]

Description[edit]

They are macropterous and capable of flight. Standard body length is 4.12 mm. Elytra shiny olivaceous. Forebody and head also shiny. Pronotum moderately narrow. Abdomen Sparsely setiferous.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Erwin, Terry; Aldebron, Charlotte (2018). "Neotropical Thoasia Liebke, 1939 and Straneotia Mateu, 1961 of the Cryptobatida group, subtribe Agrina: Taxonomic revisions with notes on their ways of life (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)". Zootaxa (742): 57–90. doi:10.3897/zookeys.742.22900. PMC 5904565. PMID 29670431. Retrieved 6 April 2018.