Cymindis paivana

Cymindis paivana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Cymindis
Species:
C. paivana
Binomial name
Cymindis paivana
Wollaston, 1860

Cymindis paivana is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae,[1] first described by Thomas Vernon Wollaston in 1860.[1] it belongs to the genus Cymindis a widely distributed group of ground beetles found across the Holarctic, near East, and parts of the north Africa EOL. Members of this genus typically inhabit moist terrestrial environments, which include, forests and grasslands, and they are nocturnal predators that consume invertebrates.[2]


References

  1. ^ a b "Cymindis paivana (Wollaston, 1860)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ cotinis; McLeod, Robin; Harpootlian, Phillip; McClarinJ; Wirth, Chris; Bbarnd; Entz, Chuck; Quinn, Mike; Moyer, Tim. "Family Carabidae - Ground Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-08-19.


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