''Altagonum nox'' is a species of
ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...
in the subfamily
Carabinae
Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
* ''Aplothorax'' Waterhouse, 1841
* ''Calosoma'' Weber, 1801
*'' Calosoma oregonus'' Gidaspow, 1959
* ''Carabus'' Linnaeus, 1758
* ''Ceroglossus'' Soli ...
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It was described by Darlington in 1952.
References
nox
In atmospheric chemistry, is shorthand for nitric oxide () and nitrogen dioxide (), the nitrogen oxides that are most relevant for air pollution.
These gases contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain, as well as affecting tropos ...
Beetles described in 1952
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