Genus

Pterostichus (Blackclock ground beetles)

Pterostichus lama. Photo: (c) Charlene Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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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:

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles)
        Superfamily: Caraboidea
        Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles)
        Subfamily: Pterostichinae
        Tribe: Pterostichini
        Subtribe: Pterostichina
        Genus: Pterostichus (Blackclock ground beetles)
        Subgenus: Leptoferonia (1)
        Subgenus: Hypherpes (2)

Subtaxa

Subgenus: Leptoferonia

Subgenus: Hypherpes

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