title: Pheropsophus africanus
text: # Pheropsophus africanus
  
  Pheropsophus africanus is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.
  
  ## Description
  
  Pheropsophus africanus can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). These beetles show bright reddish head, pronotum and legs and two yellow/orange spots and a slight yellow/orange band on the edge of dark brown elytra.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species is present in the subdesertic regions of Algeria, Egypt (Sinai),India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen.
  
  