Amphimenes asahinai

Amphimenes asahinai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Amphimenes
Species:
A. asahinai
Binomial name
Amphimenes asahinai
Nakane, 1957

Amphimenes asahinai is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae (the ground beetles), and was first described in 1957 by Takehiko Nakane,[1][2][3] from specimens collected in Taiwan.[3]

It closely resembles Amphimenes piceolus (found in Japan) and has a body length of 6 to 7 mm.[3]

It is endemic to Taiwan.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Amphimenes asahinai Nakane". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  2. ^ "BioLib: Amphimenes asahinae Nakane, 1957". biolib.cz. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  3. ^ a b c Nakane, T. (1957). "New or little-known Coleoptera from Japan and its adjacent regions, XIV". The Scientific Reports of Kyoto Prefectural University. Natural Science and Living Science. 2 (4): 41–46. ISSN 0075-739X. Wikidata Q137385755.
  4. ^ "臺灣物種名錄 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan: Amphimenes asahinai Nakane, 1957". taicol.tw. Retrieved 2025-12-14.

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