Pogonus meridionalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Pogonus |
| Species: | P. meridionalis
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| Pogonus meridionalis Dejean, 1828
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Pogonus meridionalis is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae.[1][2] It is found in the Palaearctic region, with a wide distribution from the Iberian Peninsula to Siberia.[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–7 mm (0.22–0.28 in).[2]
Biology
The species can be found in saline areas colonised by plants of the Arthrocnemetea group, the genus Salicornia and the genus Vigna, but also in non-saline environments, as it is less halobiont than other species of the genus. The phenology of a population of P. meridionalis in Elton lake (Volgograd, Russia) was studied in 2008. It had a peak of adult activity in spring (April–May), and the adults which emerged in one year coexisted with adults from the previous year.[2]
References
- ^ "Pogonus (Pogonoidius) meridionalis Dejean, 1828". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Muñoz-Santiago, José; Ortuño, Vicente M. (2022). "Revision of the tribe Pogonini (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae) from the Ibero-Balearic region". European Journal of Taxonomy. 846: 5–109 [88]. doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.846.1967.
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