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Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed ''sensu lato'' as a single subfamily, Pterostichinae are downranked to a tribe Pterostichini. However, as the former Pterostichitae supertribe of the Harpalinae as loosely circumscribed does seem to constitute a lineage rather distinct from '' Harpalus'', its core group is here considered to be the present subfamily and the Harpalinae are defined more narrowly. They are usually mid-sized and rather stout ground beetles. Coloration is typically dark and without conspicuous patterns, but often with a strong sheen like polished metal. They are widely distributed and inhabit a wide range of terrestrial habitats. Unlike the more basal ground beetles which only eat small animals, the Pterostichinae include a large proportion of omnivorous or even herbivorous taxa. Systematics This group includes the following tribes and genera: Tribe A ...
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Haptoderodes
''Haptoderodes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., containing the following species: * '' Haptoderodes convexus'' Straneo, 1986 * '' Haptoderodes planulus'' Straneo, 1986 References Pterostichinae {{Pterostichinae-stub ...
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Colpodichius
''Colpodichius platyderoides'' is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., the only species in the genus ''Colpodichius''. References Pterostichinae Monotypic Carabidae genera {{Pterostichinae-stub ...
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Poecilus Cupreus
''Poecilus cupreus'' is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe). In Europe, it is found in almost every country, and is only absent in a number of small states and islands: Andorra, the Azores, the Canary Islands, the Channel Islands, the Cyclades Islands, Cyprus, the Dodecanese Islands, the Faroe Islands, Franz Josef Land, Gibraltar, Iceland, Madeira, Malta, Monaco, the North Aegean Islands, Novaya Zemlya, San Marino, Selvagens Islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and Vatican City Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—' * german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ') * pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—' * pt, Cidade do Vati .... External links''Poecilus cupreus'' at Fauna Europaea Pterostichinae Beetles described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Pterostichinae-stub ...
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Abacidus
''Abacidus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., containing the following species: * '' Abacidus atratus'' (Newman, 1838) * '' Abacidus fallax'' (Dejean, 1828) * '' Abacidus hamiltoni'' (G.horn, 1880) * '' Abacidus permundus'' (Say, 1830) * '' Abacidus sculptus'' (Leconte, 1852) References Pterostichinae {{Pterostichinae-stub ...
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Aristopus
''Aristopus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., containing the following species: * '' Aristopus angolanus'' (Straneo, 1948) * '' Aristopus basilewskyi'' (Straneo, 1948) * '' Aristopus bicolor'' (Straneo, 1948) * '' Aristopus binotatus'' (Jeannel, 1948) * '' Aristopus bipustulatus'' (Brulle, 1834) * '' Aristopus collarti'' (Straneo, 1948) * '' Aristopus decorus'' (Straneo, 1956) * '' Aristopus distigma'' (Tschitscherine, 1898) * '' Aristopus elisabethanus'' (Burgeon, 1935) * '' Aristopus immaculatus'' (Jeannel, 1948) * '' Aristopus lamottei'' (Straneo, 1963) * '' Aristopus longicornis'' (Peringuey, 1899) * '' Aristopus maculatus'' (Straneo, 1939) * '' Aristopus minor'' (Straneo, 1951) * '' Aristopus mirei'' Straneo, 1 ...
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Celioinkosa
''Cosmodiscus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., first described by Thomas Gibson Sloane in 1907. Species ''Cosmodiscus'' contains the following species: * '' Cosmodiscus basilewskyi'' Straneo, 1956 * '' Cosmodiscus brunneus'' Darlington, 1962 * '' Cosmodiscus kivuana'' (Burgeon, 1935) * '' Cosmodiscus mirei'' Straneo, 1995 * '' Cosmodiscus platynotus'' Bates, 1873 * '' Cosmodiscus rubripictus'' Sloane, 1907 * '' Cosmodiscus rufoapicalis'' Fedorenko, 2021 * '' Cosmodiscus rufolimbatus'' Jedlicka, 1936 * '' Cosmodiscus sharovae'' Fedorenko, 2021 * '' Cosmodiscus umeralis'' Andrewes, 1937 References Pterostichinae {{Pterostichinae-stub ...
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Chlaeminus
''Chlaeminus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., containing the following species: * '' Chlaeminus annamensis'' Tschitscherine, 1903 * '' Chlaeminus biguttatus'' Motschulsky, 1865 * '' Chlaeminus biplagiatus'' Chaudoir, 1869 * '' Chlaeminus cruciatus'' Chaudoir, 1869 * '' Chlaeminus fasciatus'' Straneo, 1954 * '' Chlaeminus flavoguttatus'' (Motschulsky, 1864) * '' Chlaeminus kedirensis'' Andrewes, 1936 * '' Chlaeminus obscurus'' Straneo, 1951 * '' Chlaeminus quadriplagiatus'' Chaudoir, 1869 * '' Chlaeminus reductus'' Straneo, 1940 * '' Chlaeminus senegalensis'' Straneo, 1939 * '' Chlaeminus sexmaculatus'' Straneo, 1948 * '' Chlaeminus sparsepunctatus'' Jedlicka, 1935 * '' Chlaeminus tetrastictus'' Andrewes, 1936 * '' ...
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Harpalinae
Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species or ~6,400 spp. in 24 tribes worldwide, according to others. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores. Many closely related subfamilies have been treated as subordinate taxa of the Harpalinae by various authors. Among these are the Dryptinae, Lebiinae (including Cyclosominae, Mormolycinae, Odacanthinae, Perigoninae), Licininae (including Chlaeniinae, Oodinae), Orthogoniinae, Panagaeinae, Platyninae, Pseudomorphinae, Pterostichinae (including Zabrinae). Here, they are considered independent families within the harpaline (''sensu lato'') assemblage, and this is also tentatively assumed for the enigmatic monotypic genus ''Ginema''. Systematics At least 4 large and several smaller supertribes can be dist ...
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Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species ''Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their arthropod leg, fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antenna (biology), antennae. ...
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Cosmodiscus
''Cosmodiscus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., first described by Thomas Gibson Sloane in 1907. Species ''Cosmodiscus'' contains the following species: * '' Cosmodiscus basilewskyi'' Straneo, 1956 * '' Cosmodiscus brunneus'' Darlington, 1962 * '' Cosmodiscus kivuana'' (Burgeon, 1935) * '' Cosmodiscus mirei'' Straneo, 1995 * '' Cosmodiscus platynotus'' Bates, 1873 * '' Cosmodiscus rubripictus'' Sloane, 1907 * '' Cosmodiscus rufoapicalis'' Fedorenko, 2021 * '' Cosmodiscus rufolimbatus'' Jedlicka, 1936 * '' Cosmodiscus sharovae'' Fedorenko, 2021 * '' Cosmodiscus umeralis'' Andrewes, 1937 References Pterostichinae {{Pterostichinae-stub ...
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Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species ''Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephaga to ...
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Cyrtomoscelis
''Cyrtomoscelis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ..., containing the following species: * '' Cyrtomoscelis abacetoides'' (Straneo, 1958) * '' Cyrtomoscelis ambigua'' (Straneo, 1965) * '' Cyrtomoscelis bangenia'' Straneo, 1995 * '' Cyrtomoscelis caffra'' (Peringuey, 1926) * '' Cyrtomoscelis dwesana'' Straneo, 1991 * '' Cyrtomoscelis elongata'' (Straneo, 1939) * '' Cyrtomoscelis ferruginea'' (Boheman, 1848) * '' Cyrtomoscelis ferruginoides'' (Straneo, 1938) * '' Cyrtomoscelis humicola'' (Straneo, 1965) * '' Cyrtomoscelis inflata'' (Straneo, 1958) * '' Cyrtomoscelis leonardii'' Straneo, 1991 * '' Cyrtomoscelis longistria'' Straneo, 1986 * '' Cyrtomoscelis major'' (Straneo, 1939) * '' Cyrtomoscelis minima'' (Straneo, 1947) ...
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