Pinacodera Explained

Pinacodera is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Pinacodera, found in North, Central, and South America.

Species

These 22 species belong to the genus Pinacodera:

• Pinacodera abbreviata Casey, 1920 (the United States)
• Pinacodera ampliata Casey, 1920 (the United States)
• Pinacodera atripennis Casey, 1920 (the United States)
• Pinacodera atrolucens (Casey, 1913) (Mexico)
• Pinacodera basipunctata Chaudoir, 1875 (Guatemala and Mexico)
• Pinacodera blanda (Casey, 1913) (the United States)
• Pinacodera chalcea Bates, 1883 (Guatemala)
• Pinacodera chevrolati (Dejean, 1836) (Mexico)
• Pinacodera complanata (Dejean, 1826) (the United States)
• Pinacodera cribrata Chaudoir, 1875 (Guatemala and Mexico)
• Pinacodera laevior Bates, 1891
• Pinacodera latiuscula Chaudoir, 1875 (Mexico)
• Pinacodera limbata (Dejean, 1831) (the United States and Canada)
• Pinacodera obscura Casey, 1920 (the United States)
• Pinacodera platicollis (Say, 1823) (the United States and Canada)
• Pinacodera punctifera (LeConte, 1884) (the United States)
• Pinacodera punctigera (LeConte, 1851) (the United States and Mexico)
• Pinacodera ruficornis Bates, 1891
• Pinacodera rufostigma (Hunting, 2013) (the United States)
• Pinacodera semisulcata G.Horn, 1881 (Mexico)
• Pinacodera subcarinata Casey, 1920 (the United States)
• Pinacodera sulcipennis G.Horn, 1881 (Mexico)