title: Trephionus abiba
text: # Trephionus abiba
  
  Trephionus abiba, is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae. It is endemic to Japan.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name abiba is an anagram of the sympatric species Trephionus babai.
  
  ## Description
  
  Body length of male is about 8.1 mm, whereas female is 9.8 mm. Head and pronotum black. Elytra blackish brown to black. Endophallus stout in shape. No hind wings. Dorso-apical lobe simple and rudimentary. Apex of aedeagus truncate.
  
  