Pelecium balli

Pelecium balli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Pelecium
Species:
P. balli
Binomial name
Pelecium balli
Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2024

Pelecium balli is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae. This species is found in Brazil (Paraná).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have an elongate, flat body. The disc of the head, pronotum and elytra are shiny black.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of the American entomologist George Eugene Ball (1926–2019), an expert in ground beetles (Carabidae).[1]

References

  1. ^ A contribution to the taxonomy of the genus Pelecium Kirby (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Peleciini)
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