Pheropsophus africanus
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
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| image = Carabidae - Pheropsophus africanus.JPG
| image_caption = Pheropsophus africanus
| genus = Pheropsophus
| species = africanus
| authority = (Dejean, 1825)
| display_parents = 4
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Pheropsophus africanus is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.
Description
Pheropsophus africanus can reach a length of {{convert|13|-|16|mm}}.[http://jcringenbach.free.fr/website/beetles/carabidae/Pheropsophus_africanus.htm BRACHYNINAE] These beetles show bright reddish head, pronotum and legs and two yellow/orange spots and a slight yellow/orange band on the edge of dark brown elytra.
Distribution
References
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{{Cite web| title=Pheropsophus africanus (Dejean, 1825)
| url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4G37Z
| website=Catalogue of Life
| access-date=2023-04-09
}}
{{Cite web
| access-date = 2023-03-04
| title = Carabcat Database
| date = 2021
| last1 = Lorenz | first1 = Wolfgang
| volume = 5| issue = 2
| url = http://www.carabidfauna2.net/
| doi = 10.48580/dfqf-3dk| doi-access = free
}}
}}
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Category:Beetles described in 1825
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