''Xenion ignitum'' 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 family
Carabidae
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 fam ...
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It is the sole species of the monotypic genus ''Xenion''.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Xenion ignitum'':
* ''Xenion ignitum ignitum'' (Kraatz, 1875) c g
* ''Xenion ignitum laticolle'' Maran, 1930 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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Carabidae
Beetles described in 1875
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