Systolosoma breve
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Superfamily: | Caraboidea |
| Family: | Trachypachidae |
| Genus: | Systolosoma |
| Species: | S. breve
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| Binomial name | |
| Systolosoma breve Solier, 1849
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Systolosoma breve, the short neaustral false ground beetle, is a species of beetle in the genus Systolosoma. They have been found in Argentina and Chile,[1][2] where they inhabit lowlands to midlands in Valdivian rainforests with Nothofagus dombeyi and Araucaria araucana, as well as Coigue Maniu Forest and Nire/Steppe.
They can be found on sandy alluvium and open sandy areas, as well as amongst forest leaf and wood litter. Adults have been observed taking cover in leaf litter.[3]
References
- ^ "Systolosoma breve Solier 1849". newworldcarabidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Catalogue of Life: Systolosoma breve
- ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
- George E. Ball, "Trachypachidae", in Ross H. Arnett Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2001), vol. 1