Physodera Explained

Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Physodera:^[2]

• Physodera amplicollis van de Poll, 1889 (Taiwan, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines)
• Physodera andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934) (Philippines)
• Physodera bacchusi Darlington, 1971 (New Guinea and Australia)
• Physodera bifenestrata Heller, 1923 (Indonesia and Borneo)
• Physodera bousqueti Mateu, 1990 (Nepal)
• Physodera chalceres Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
• Physodera cyanipennis van de Poll, 1889 (Indonesia and New Guinea)
• Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829 (Indomalaya)
• Physodera diglenus Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia and Indonesia)
• Physodera eburata Heller, 1923 (Philippines)
• Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849 (China, Taiwan, Indomalaya)
• Physodera sciakyi Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (Indonesia)
• Physodera unicolor Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (China)

The following species have become synonyms:

• Physodera cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883): Synonym of Diamella cupreomicans (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 setae on the pronotum.^[4] The wing cases are short and broad.^[5] The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised tergum.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: T.L. Erwin. George E. Ball. D.R. Whitehead and A.L. Halpern. Carabid Beetles: Their Evolution, Natural History, and Classification. 6 December 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-94-009-9628-1. 321.
2. Web site: Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .
3. Shi. Hongliang. Zhou. Hongzhang. Liang. Hongbin. Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera. ZooKeys. 2013. 284. 60–62. 10.3897/zookeys.284.3983. 23794843. 3677377. free.
4. Book: Honglinag Shi. Hongzhang Zhou. Hongbin Liang. Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera. 4 April 2013. PenSoft Publishers LTD. 978-954-642-678-9. 41–.
5. Book: Georges baron Cuvier. Charles Hamilton Smith. Edward Pidgeon . John Edward Gray . Pierre André Latreille . George Robert Gray . The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization. 1832. Geo. B. Whittaker. 272–.
6. Book: Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino. 1844. Dalla stamperia reale. 290–.