Siagona jenissonii explained

Siagona jenissonii is a species of beetles in the family Carabidae.^[1]

Description

Siagona jenissonii can reach a length of 15-.^[2] Body is flat with a constriction between the prothorax and mesothorax. Pronotum is densely punctured. Mandibles are short and strong. Males have quite longer trochanters than females. This species is brachypterous.^[3]

Biology

These carabids have a stenotopic lifestyle. They live in ground fissures and in darkness for most of their life. They are nocturnal hunters of ants.^[3]

Distribution

This species is present in southern Spain, in Portugal and on the coast of Morocco.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id258178/ Biolib
2. http://www.coleo-net.de/coleo/tabellen/body_siagona.htm Coleo.net
3. Federica Talarico, Pietro Brandmayr, Anita Giglio, Alessandro Massolo, and Tullia Zetto Brandmayr Morphometry of eyes, antennae and wings in three species of Siagona(Coleoptera, Carabidae)
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222400/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=385855 Fauna europaea