Pogonus meridionalis

Pogonus meridionalis is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae. It is found in the Palaearctic region, with a wide distribution from the Iberian Peninsula to Siberia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about.

Biology

The species can be found in saline areas colonised by plants of the Arthrocnemetea group, the genus Salicornia and the genus Vigna, but also in non-saline environments, as it is less halobiont than other species of the genus. The phenology of a population of P. meridionalis in Elton lake was studied in 2008. It had a peak of adult activity in spring, and the adults which emerged in one year coexisted with adults from the previous year.