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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Harpalinae » Pterostichitae » Woodland Ground Beetles (Pterostichini) » Pterostichus » Subgenus Pseudomaseus (Pterostichus Subgenus Pseudomaseus) » Pterostichus luctuosus

Species Pterostichus luctuosus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Internet References
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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 Pseudomaseus)
Species luctuosus (Pterostichus luctuosus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pterostichus luctuosus (Dejean, 1828)
Identification
Helpful traits are the iridescent elytra and a relatively mild constriction at base of pronotum ending in sharp angles. Separated from sibling species P. tenuis by shape of mentum tooth.
Range
Throughout North America
Internet References
Naturewatch
Contributed by tom murray on 6 February, 2006 - 1:18pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd
Last updated 4 February, 2012 - 6:25pm

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