Thoasia surinamensis explained

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

Description

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.

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 .