Physodera

Physodera
Physodera eschscholtzii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Physodera
Eschscholtz, 1829

Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia,[1] containing the following species:[2]

  • Physodera amplicollis Van De Poll, 1889
  • Physodera bacchusi Darlington, 1971
  • Physodera bifenestrata Heller, 1923
  • Physodera bousqueti Mateu, 1990
  • Physodera chalceres Andrewes, 1930
  • Physodera cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883)
  • Physodera cyanipennis Van De Poll, 1889
  • Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Physodera diglena Andrewes, 1930
  • Physodera eburata Heller, 1923
  • Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849
  • Physodera noctiluca Mohnike, 1875
  • Physodera parvicollis Van De Poll, 1889

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.[3] The wing cases are short and broad.[4] The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised tergum.[5]

Range


References

  1. ↑ T.L. Erwin; George E. Ball; D.R. Whitehead and A.L. Halpern (6 December 2012). Carabid Beetles: Their Evolution, Natural History, and Classification. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 321. ISBN 978-94-009-9628-1.
  2. ↑ "Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829a: 8". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 11 Jul 2011.
  3. ↑ Honglinag Shi; Hongzhang Zhou; Hongbin Liang (4 April 2013). Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera. PenSoft Publishers LTD. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-954-642-678-9.
  4. ↑ Georges baron Cuvier; Charles Hamilton Smith; Edward Pidgeon; John Edward Gray, Pierre André Latreille, George Robert Gray (1832). The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization. Geo. B. Whittaker. pp. 272–. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  5. ↑ Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino. Dalla stamperia reale. 1844. pp. 290–.
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