''Cymindis facchinii'' is a species of
ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 ...
in the subfamily
Harpalinae
Harpalinae is the largest subfamily of ground beetles, containing more than 19,000 species worldwide.
Biology
This subfamily contains the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. The morphology of spe ...
. It was described by Kabak in 2006 and is endemic to
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
where it is found in
Kashmir
Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
and
Sonamarg
Sonamarg or Sonmarg (), known as Sonamarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about 62 kilometers from Ganderbal Town and northeast of the capital city, Srinaga ...
provinces.
References
facchinii
Beetles described in 2006
Endemic fauna of India
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