''Physodera'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s in the family
Carabidae, found mainly in Asia,
containing the following species:
The following species have become synonyms:
* ''Physodera cupreomicans''
(Oberthur, 1883): Synonym of ''
Diamella cupreomicans
''Diamella cupreomicans'' is a species of ground beetle in the Lebiinae subfamily that can be found in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, and Viet Nam. The species is blackish-green in colour and is in length.
Further distribution
In Ch ...
''
(Oberthur, 1883)
Description
Members of this genus usually have wide mandibles, exhibit forelegs with a well developed cleaning spur, and lack the primary mid-lateral
seta
In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Animal setae
Protostomes
Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. Th ...
e on the
pronotum.
The wing cases are short and broad.
The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised
tergum
A ''tergum'' (Latin for "the back"; plural ''terga'', associated adjective tergal) is the Anatomical terms of location#Dorsal and ventral, dorsal ('upper') portion of an arthropod segment other than the head. The Anatomical terms of location#Ante ...
.
Range
References
Lebiinae
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