''Acupalpus elegans'' is an insect-eating

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in the genus ''

Acupalpus ''Acupalpus'' is a genus of insect-eating beetle species. Its representatives are found across Europe, Asia, and North America.

''. It is found on the

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, Europe, the Middle East, Middle Asia and West Siberia. The species is

halophilic A halophile (from the Greek word for 'salt-loving') is an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations. In chemical terms, halophile refers to a Lewis acidic species that has some ability to extract halides from other chemical species. ...

and prefers

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habitats.

References

elegans Beetles described in 1829 Taxa named by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean Beetles of Europe Beetles of Asia {{Harpalinae-stub