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Pterostichus
Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,100 species. The beetles are predatory, but sometimes feed on strawberries. They can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil although preferences differ between species. Pterostichus contains the following species:
42 branches of this group, most-observed first
Pterostichus fasciatopunctatus
speciesPterostichus fasciatopunctatus
Pterostichus micans
speciesPterostichus micans
Northumberland Blackclock
speciesPterostichus cristatus
Pterostichus vagepunctatus
speciesPterostichus vagepunctatus
Pterostichus funestes
speciesPterostichus funestes
Pterostichus honnoratii
speciesPterostichus honnoratii
Pterostichus rutilans
speciesPterostichus rutilans
Pterostichus auratus
speciesPterostichus auratus
Pterostichus pedemontanus
speciesPterostichus pedemontanus
Pterostichus hagenbachii
speciesPterostichus hagenbachii
Pterostichus impressicollis
speciesPterostichus impressicollis
Pterostichus lasserrei
speciesPterostichus lasserrei
Pterostichus devillei
speciesPterostichus devillei
Pterostichus phaeopus
speciesPterostichus phaeopus
Pterostichus ruffoi
speciesPterostichus ruffoi
Pterostichus lanista
speciesPterostichus lanista
Pterostichus suruganus
speciesPterostichus suruganus
Pterostichus taradakensis
speciesPterostichus taradakensis
Pterostichus tosanus
speciesPterostichus tosanus
Pterostichus tsurugaensis
speciesPterostichus tsurugaensis
Pterostichus yamajii
speciesPterostichus yamajii
Pterostichus nasui
speciesPterostichus nasui
Pterostichus pachinus
speciesPterostichus pachinus
Pterostichus rufipes
speciesPterostichus rufipes
Pterostichus sacheri
speciesPterostichus sacheri
Pterostichus shiibanus
speciesPterostichus shiibanus
Pterostichus imasakai
speciesPterostichus imasakai
Pterostichus ishizuchiensis
speciesPterostichus ishizuchiensis
Pterostichus itoi
speciesPterostichus itoi
Pterostichus kyushuensis
speciesPterostichus kyushuensis
Pterostichus masidai
speciesPterostichus masidai
Pterostichus merklii
speciesPterostichus merklii
Pterostichus dux
speciesPterostichus dux
Pterostichus esakii
speciesPterostichus esakii
Pterostichus fenestratus
speciesPterostichus fenestratus
Pterostichus focarilei
speciesPterostichus focarilei
Pterostichus gotoensis
speciesPterostichus gotoensis
Pterostichus hikosanus
speciesPterostichus hikosanus
Pterostichus arcuaticarinatus
speciesPterostichus arcuaticarinatus
Pterostichus bruckii
speciesPterostichus bruckii
Pterostichus andreinii
speciesPterostichus andreinii
Pterostichus cantalicus
speciesPterostichus cantalicus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 923052.