Abax pilleri

Description

Abax parallelepipedus is a species of ground beetle native to Europe and the Nearctic. In Europe, it is found in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, mainland France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, mainland Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia (doubtful), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, mainland Norway, Poland, central and southern Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. Abax is a genus of carabid beetles. There are approximately 100 mostly holarctic species and subspecies in this genus. These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.