Thoasia pterosmaragdos explained

Thoasia pterosmaragdos, the emerald-winged pentagonal arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in French Guiana.^[1]

Description

They are macropterous and capable of flight. Standard body length is 4.21–4.39 mm. Elytra entirely metallic dark emerald shiny. Pronotum moderately narrow. Abdomen Sparsely setiferous.

Notes and References

1. 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) . 2018 . Zootaxa . 742 . 10.3897/zookeys.742.22900 . 6 April 2018. free . Erwin . Terry . Aldebron . Charlotte . 57–90 . 29670431 . 5904565 .