Anchomenus dorsalis

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

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)

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
  1. Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763). Carabidae of the World. Accessed December 19, 2015.
  2. 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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