Pimelia angulata explained
Pimelia angulata is a species of darkling beetles in the subfamily Pimeliinae.
Subspecies
- Pimelia angulata angulata Fabricius, 1775
- Pimelia angulata angulosa Olivier, 1795
- Pimelia angulata antiaegypta Koch, 1937
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Description
Pimelia angulata can reach a length of about 25-.[2] The body is black, slightly glossy. The elytra show a few lines of small spikes or short tubercles. These beetles are diurnal, emerging in early morning and late evening but hiding in small groups under the sand during the hot hours of the day.[3] [4]
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in the lower Egypt, in the northern and south-eastern Sinai, Mauritania, Israel and in Sudan. It is adapted to arid climates and desert environments.[5] [6] [7]
Bibliography
Notes and References
- https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id500076/ Biolib
- http://www.insecte.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=136633 Le monde des insectes
- Web site: Sahara-nature . 2015-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170844/http://www.sahara-nature.com/arthropodes.php?species=tenebrionidae . 2018-03-20 . dead .
- Fabricius, J. C. 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs pag. 252. Flensbvrgi, Lipsiae. (Kort)
- Martin Lillig,Tomáš Pavlíček The Darkling Beetles of the Sinai Peninsula: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae Die Deutsche Bibliothek
- http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=44938 Entomologi Italiani
- Isabelle Desportes, Joseph Schrével Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Gregarines of Hexapoda