Ground beetles are beetles. They are studied in Estonia. It is good to find new species.
Scientist Uno Roosileht found the insect in Valgamaa. He found the insect on a roadside meadow. The night was cold, but there were many insects.
Roosileht examined the insect under a microscope. He found that it is a new ground beetle. The insect's name is Ophonus melletii.
The insect is small. Usually, ground beetles are fierce. This insect eats seeds.
The insect is brownish. Males and females are different. Males have wider legs. Females are longer and rounder.
This insect lives in Southern Europe. It likes sandy soils. The insect has also been found in Poland and Sweden.
This insect had not been previously found in Estonia.