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 habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical ma ...
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Cyrtolaus
''Cyrtolaus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: * ''Cyrtolaus brevispina'' Whitehead & Ball, 1975 * ''Cyrtolaus furculifer'' Bates, 1882 * ''Cyrtolaus grumufer'' Whitehead & Ball, 1975 * ''Cyrtolaus lobipennis'' Bates, 1882 * ''Cyrtolaus newtoni'' Whitehead & Ball, 1975 * ''Cyrtolaus oaxacana'' Ball, 1991 * ''Cyrtolaus orizabae'' (Csiki, 1930) * ''Cyrtolaus ricardo'' Whitehead & Ball, 1975 * ''Cyrtolaus spinicauda'' Bates, 1882 * ''Cyrtolaus subiridescens'' Whitehead & Ball, 1975 * ''Cyrtolaus whiteheadi'' Ball, 1991 References

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