Pterostichus Explained

Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,200 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.[1]

Species

These species and subgenera are included in the genus Pterostichus.Subgenus Abea Morita, 1992

Subgenus Adelopterus Reitter, 1886

Subgenus Adelosia Stephens, 1835

Subgenus Agastillus Reitter, 1892

Subgenus Anilloferonia Van Dyke, 1926

Subgenus Anomostichus Sciaky, 1995

Subgenus Aphaonus Reitter, 1887

Subgenus Argutor Dejean, 1821

Subgenus Asioplatysma Kryzhanovskij, 1968

Subgenus Badistrinus Motschulsky, 1866

Subgenus Bothriopterus Chaudoir, 1835

Subgenus Calopterus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Carllindrothius Habu, 1984

Subgenus Cheporus Latreille, 1829

Subgenus Chinapterus O.Berlov, 1998

Subgenus Circinatus Sciaky, 1996

Subgenus Cophosus Dejean, 1821

Subgenus Cryobius Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Cylindrocharis Casey, 1918

Subgenus Eosteropus Tschitscherine, 1902

Subgenus Ethira Andrewes, 1936

Subgenus Falsargutor Kryzhanovskij, 1983

Subgenus Feronidius Jeannel, 1942

Subgenus Feronina Casey, 1918

Subgenus Fukienostichus Lafer, 1983

Subgenus Gastrosticta Casey, 1918

Subgenus Georgeballius Habu, 1984

Subgenus Gutta Wrase & J.Schmidt, 2006

Subgenus Haplomaseus Reitter, 1896

Subgenus Haptotapinus Reitter, 1886

Subgenus Huaius Tian; Huang; Chen & Ding, 2019

Subgenus Hypherpes Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Jedlickaia Sciaky, 1997

Subgenus Koreonialoe Park & Kwon, 1996

Subgenus Kozyrevius O.Berlov, 1998

Subgenus Lamenius Bousquet, 1999

Subgenus Lenapterus O.Berlov, 1996

Subgenus Leptoferonia Casey, 1918

Subgenus Lianoe Gozis, 1882

Subgenus Lyrothorax Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Megabea Sciaky, 1997

Subgenus Melanius Bonelli, 1810

Subgenus Metallophilus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Micronialoe Park; Kwon & Lafer, 1996

Subgenus Monoferonia Casey, 1918

Subgenus Morphohaptoderus Tschitscherine, 1898

Subgenus Myosodus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823

Subgenus Neohaptoderus Tschitscherine, 1898

Subgenus Nialoe Tanaka, 1958

Subgenus Oreolyperus Tschitscherine, 1901

Subgenus Oreophilus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Oreoplatysma Jakobson, 1907

Subgenus Orientostichus Sciaky & Allegro, 2013

Subgenus Orsonjohnsonus Hatch, 1933

Subgenus Paraferonia Casey, 1918

Subgenus Parahaptoderus Jeanne, 1969

Subgenus Paralianoe Ishida, 1958

Subgenus Parapterostichus Desbrochers des Loges, 1906

Subgenus Petrophilus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Phaenoraphis Tschitscherine, 1901

Subgenus Phonias Gozis, 1886

Subgenus Platypterus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Platysma Bonelli, 1810

Subgenus Plectes Fischer von Waldheim, 1822

Subgenus Pledarus Motschulsky, 1866

Subgenus Pseudethira Sciaky, 1996

Subgenus Pseudoferonina Ball, 1965

Subgenus Pseudohaptoderus Tschitscherine, 1888

Subgenus Pseudomaseus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Pseudorambousekiella Schweiger, 1967

Subgenus Pseudorites Ganglbauer, 1891

Subgenus Pseudosteropus Chaudoir, 1838

Subgenus Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810

Subgenus Rambousekiella Knirsch, 1925

Subgenus Rhagadus Motschulsky, 1866

Subgenus Sinoreophilus Sciaky, 1996

Subgenus Sinosteropus Sciaky, 1994

Subgenus Sphodroferonia Kasahara & Y.Ito, 1987

Subgenus Steropanus Fairmaire, 1889

Subgenus Steropus Dejean, 1821

Subgenus Tausternus Fedorenko, 2020

Subgenus Tinautius Mateu, 1997

Subgenus Tschitscherinea Berg, 1898

Subgenus Tubuliphallus Sciaky & Allegro, 2013

Subgenus Unitrichus Sciaky, 1997

Subgenus Vietosteropus Fedorenko, 2017

Subgenus Wraseiellus Shi & Sciaky, 2013

Unassigned Subgenus

Notes and References

  1. Bervoets . L . Habitat preference and activity period of some carabid species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in a heathland ecosystem based on a four day sampling period . Bull. Ann. Soc. R. Ent. Belg. . 130 . 115–118 . 1994 . Int Panis . L . Verheyen . R.F..