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Species Pterostichus melanarius

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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 Morphnosoma)
Species melanarius (Pterostichus melanarius)
Explanation of Names
Pterostichus melanarius (Illiger 1798)
Remarks
Introduced from Europe and is rapidly spreading. The long winged form is rare in Europe but is predominating in most places in North America. Hibernation occurs mainly in the larval stage.