Anchomenus dorsalis

Anchomenus dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Anchomenus
Species: A. dorsalis
Binomial name
Anchomenus dorsalis
(Pontoppidan, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Carabus dorsalis Pontoppidan, 1763
  • Agonum dorsale
  • Anchomenus viridifulvus (Goeze, 1777)
  • Anchomenus marchicus (Herbst, 1784)
  • Anchomenus prasinus (Thunberg, 1784)
  • Anchomenus violaceus (Thunberg, 1784) (preocc.)
  • Anchomenus bicolor (Geoffroy In Fourcroy, 1785)
  • Anchomenus viridanus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Anchomenus thunbergi (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Anchomenus viridis (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Anchomenus cyanicollis Gebler, 1841
  • Anchomenus discophorus Chaudoir, 1842
  • Anchomenus bicolor Letzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus coeruleoviridis Letzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus quinquepunctatus Letzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus rufipennis Letzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus submaculatus Letzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus suturalis Letzner, 1851
  • Anchomenus infuscatus Chevrolat, 1854
  • Anchomenus moleki (Rambousek, 1907)
  • Anchomenus malyi (Obenberger, 1914)
  • Anchomenus maroccanus (Antoine, 1941)
  • Anchomenus rufothoracicus (Krejcarek, 1947)

Anchomenus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It is found in Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia.[1]

Description

This beetle is bright green-blue and red-brown in color.[2] The adults are 5.6–7.7 mm long, with females larger than males.[3]

Biology

This beetle forms aggregations of several individuals, often with beetles of the genus Brachinus.[2] When disturbed it releases a volatile that contains undecane.[2] Its coloration may be aposematic mimicry of the similarly colored Brachinus beetles it lives with, which emit a much more powerful antipredator volatile mix.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763). Carabidae of the World. Accessed December 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Bonacci, T., et al. (2011). Volatile compounds released by disturbed and undisturbed adults of Anchomenus dorsalis (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Platynini) and structure of the pygidial gland. ZooKeys, (81), 1325.
  3. ↑ Knapp, M. and K. Uhnavá. (2014). Body size and nutrition intake effects on fecundity and overwintering success in Anchomenus dorsalis (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Journal of Insect Science 14(1): 240.
  4. ↑ Bonacci, T., Brandmayr, P., & Brandmayr, T. Z. (2011). Predator feeding choice on conspicuous and non-conspicuous carabid beetles: first results. ZooKeys, (100), 171-79.


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