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Species Pterostichus rostratus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Pterostichitae
Tribe Pterostichini (Woodland Ground Beetles)
Genus Pterostichus
No Taxon (Subgenus Cylindrocharis)
Species rostratus (Pterostichus rostratus)
Explanation of Names
Pterostichus rostratus (Newman 1838)
Identification
Important features are the long mandibles and absence of dorsal punctures on elytra