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Checklist for Supertribe Pterostichitae Bonelli, 1810
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
127
3437
11118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
7
380
1724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
295
1326
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
295
1326
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
173
780
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribePterostichitae
Bonelli, 1810
26
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
26 Genera with 188 Species
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Abacetus Dejean, 184810SpeciesTaxom
Abacillius Straneo, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Abax Bonelli, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1831Seed-Eating Ground Beetles64SpeciesTaxom
Argutor Dejean, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Chalcochrous Chaudoir, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cratogaster Blanchard, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Dromistomus Jeannel, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Holcaspis de Chaudoir, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Hyperion Castelnau, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lophoglossus LeConte, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Megadromus Motschoulsky, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Notonomus Chaudoir, 19079SpeciesTaxom
Pedius Motschulsky, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18246SpeciesTaxom
Prosopogmus Chaudoir, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1824Woodland Ground Beetle79SpeciesTaxom
Rhytisternus Chaudoir, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Sarticus Motschulsky, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Simodontus Chaudoir, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Stereocerus Kirby, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Stomis Clairville, 17962SpeciesTaxom
Zabrus Clairville, 17772SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
188 Species and 23 Subspecies
Abacetus (Astigis) confinis Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Astigis) majorinus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Astigis) planulus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Astigis) trechoides Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) aterrimus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) minutus Dejean, 1831
Abacetus (Caricus) natalensis Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) tibiellus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Distrigodes) perturbator Péringuey, 1899
Abacetus (Distrigodes) pygmaeus Boheman, 1848
Abacillius aculeatus Péringuey, 1896
Abax (Abax) parallelepipedus (Piller & Mit..., 1783)⇒ Abax pilleri Csiki, 1916
Abax parallelepipedus parallelepipedus Piller & Mit..., 1783
Abax (Abax) parallelus Duftschmid, 1812
Abax parallelus parallelus Duftschmid, 1812
Abax (Abax) pilleri Csiki, 1916
Abax durhamianus Lesne, 1926
Amara (Acrodon) brunnea (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Amara aulica Panzer, 1796
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amara) anthobia A. Villa & G..., 1833Italy harp ground beetle
Amara (Amara) communis Panzer, 1797Common harp ground beetle
Amara (Amara) convexa LeConte, 1848
Amara (Amara) convexior Stephens, 1828
Amara (Amara) crassispina LeConte, 1855
Amara (Amara) curta Dejean, 1828
Amara (Amara) eurynota Panzer, 1796
Amara (Amara) eyrinota (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Amara eurynota Panzer, 1796
Amara (Amara) famelica C. Zimmermann, 1832Early sunshiner
Amara (Amara) familiaris Duftschmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Amara (Amara) impuncticollis Say, 1823
Amara (Amara) littoralis Mannerheim, 1843
Amara (Amara) littorea C.C. Thomson, 1857
Amara (Amara) lucida Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Amara) lunicollis Schiodte, 1837Golden-banded goby
Amara (Amara) montivaga Sturm, 1825
Amara (Amara) nitida (Sturm, 1825)⇒ Amara sinuosa Casey, 1918
Amara (Amara) ovata (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Amara tricuspidata Dejean, 1831
Amara (Amara) similata Gyllenhal, 1810
Amara (Amara) spreta Dejean, 1831
Amara (Amara) tibialis (Paykull, 1798)⇒ Amara tumida tumida Morawitz, 1862
Amara (Amarocelia) erratica Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Amarocelia) farcta LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Amarocelia) interstitialis Dejean, 1828
Amara (Bradytus) apricaria Paykull, 1790Exposed sun beetle
Amara (Bradytus) consularis Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Bradytus) exarata (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Amara aenea De Geer, 1774
Amara (Bradytus) fulva (O.F. Muller, 1776)⇒ Amara apricaria Paykull, 1790
Amara (Celia) aurata Dejean, 1828
Amara (Celia) bifrons Gyllenhal, 1810Two-faced harp ground beetle
Amara (Celia) brunnea Gyllenhal, 1810
Amara (Celia) californica Dejean, 1828
Amara (Celia) cursitans Zimmermann, 1832
Amara (Celia) erratica Duftschmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Amara (Celia) fusca Dejean, 1812
Amara (Celia) infima Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Celia) interstitialis Dejean, 1828
Amara (Celia) musculis Say, 1823
Amara (Celia) praetermissa C.R. Sahlberg, 1827
Amara (Celia) quenseli Schönherr, 1806
Amara quenseli silvicola Zimm., 1832
Amara (Celia) rubrica Haldeman, 1843
Amara (Celia) sinuosa Casey, 1918
Amara (Curtonotus) alpina Paykull, 1790
Amara (Curtonotus) aulica Panzer, 1796Princely harp ground beetle
Amara (Curtonotus) convexiuscula Marsham, 1802
Amara (Curtonotus) gebleri Dejean, 1831
Amara (Curtonotus) jacobina LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara tumida tumida Morawitz, 1862
Amara (Paracelia) quenseli Schoenher, 1806Bearded goby
Amara quenseli quenseli Schönherr, 1806
Amara (Percosia) equestris Duftschmid, 1812
Amara equestris equestris Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Xenocelia) cursitans C. Zimmermann, 1832
Amara (Xenocelia) fusca (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Amara quenseli silvicola Zimm., 1832
Amara (Xenocelia) municipalis Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Zezea) inexspectata Hieke, 1990Largescaled goby
Amara (Zezea) longula LeConte, 1855Calabura
Amara (Zezea) plebeja (Gyllenhal, 1810)⇒ Amara equestris equestris Duftschmid, 1812
Amara (Zezea) scitula Zimmermann, 1832
Amara (Zezea) strenua C. Zimmermann, 1832
Amara (Zezea) tricuspidata Dejean, 1831
Argutor pliocenicus Lesne, 1920
Chalcochrous lenis Germar, 1824
Cratogaster melas Castelnau, 1867
Dromistomus laticollis Boheman, 1848
Holcaspis odontella Broun, 1908
Holcaspis suteri Broun, 1893
Hyperion schroetteri Schreibers, 1802Large black ground beetle
Lophoglossus haldemanni LeConte, 1848
Lophoglossus substrenuus Csiki, 1930
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Loxandrus fraus Allen, 1972
Loxandrus longiformis Sloane, 1898
Loxandrus quadricollis Sloane, 1903
Megadromus (Megadromus) antarcticus Chaudoir, 1865
Megadromus (Megadromus) bullatus Broun, 1915
Megadromus (Megadromus) guerinii Chaudoir, 1865
Morion costigerus Darlington, 1934
Notonomus (Conchitella) doddi Sloane, 1913
Notonomus (Conchitella) gravis Chaudoir, 1865
Notonomus (Conchitella) hedleyi Sloane, 1916
Notonomus (Conchitella) kingi (W.S. Macleay, 1826)⇒ Notonomus scotti Sloane, 1907
Notonomus (Leiradira) hedleyi Sloane, 1916
Notonomus (Leiradira) politulus Chaudoir, 1865
Notonomus (Loxodactylus) molestus Chaudoior, 1865
Notonomus (Notonomus) philippi Newman, 1842
Notonomus (Notonomus) scotti Sloane, 1907
Pedius longicollis Duftschmid, 1812
Poecilus (Macropoecilus) kugelanni Panzer, 1797Kugelann's Green Clock
Poecilus (Macropoecilus) lepidus Leske, 1785
Poecilus lepidus lepidus Leske, 1785
Poecilus (Poecilus) cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Poecilus lepidus lepidus Leske, 1785
Poecilus cupreus cupreus Linnaeus, 1758
Poecilus (Poecilus) versicolor Sturm, 1824
Prosopogmus chalybeipennis Chaudoir, 1843
Pterostichus (Adelosia) macer Marsham, 1802
Pterostichus macer macer Marsham, 1802
Pterostichus (Argus) strenuus Panzer, 1797
Pterostichus (Argutor) aterrimus Herbst, 1784
Pterostichus aterrimus aterrimus Herbst, 1784
Pterostichus (Argutor) diligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Argutor) oblongopunctatus Fabricius, 1787
Pterostichus (Argutor) strenuus Panzer, 1796
Pterostichus (Argutor) vernalis Panzer, 1796Spring Blackclock
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823Upland Blackclock
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) angustatus (Duftschmid, 1812)⇒ Pterostichus negligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) mutus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) oblongopunctatus Fabricius, 1787
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) quadrifoveolatus Letzner, 1852
Pterostichus pilosus pilosus Host, 1789
Pterostichus selmanni selmanni Duftschmid, 1812
Pterostichus (Cheporus) transversalis Duftschmid, 1812
Pterostichus (Cryobius) negligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Eosteropus) aethiops Panzer, 1796
Pterostichus (Euferonia) stygicus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) amethystinus Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) californicus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) illustris (LeConte, 1851)⇒ Pterostichus congesta Ménétriés, 1843
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) lama Ménétriés, 1843Shadow goby
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) pumilus Casey, 1913
Pterostichus (Lagarus) vernalis Panzer, 1796
Pterostichus (Lamenius) caudicalis Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Leptoferonia) angustus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Lyperosomus) aterrimus Herbst, 1784
Pterostichus (Melanius) anthracinus (Illiger, 1798)⇒ Pterostichus quadrifoveolatus Letzner, 1852
Pterostichus anthracinus anthracinus Illiger, 1798
Pterostichus (Melanius) aterrimus Herbst, 1784
Pterostichus aterrimus aterrimus Herbst, 1784
Pterostichus (Melanius) ebeninus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Melanius) gracilis Dejean, 1828
Pterostichus gracilis gracilis Dejean, 1828
Pterostichus (Melanius) minor Gyllenhal, 1827
Pterostichus minor minor Gyllenhal, 1827
Pterostichus (Melanius) nigrita (Paykull, 1790)⇒ Pterostichus anthracinus anthracinus Illiger, 1798
Pterostichus (Melanius) rhaeticus Heer, 1838
Pterostichus (Monoferonia) diligendus Chaudoir, 1868Quagga goby
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Pterostichus melanarius melanarius Illiger, 1798
Pterostichus (Myosodus) variabilis Ménétriés, 1832
Pterostichus (Omaseus) aterrimus (Herbst, 1784)⇒ Pterostichus transversalis Duftschmid, 1812
Pterostichus (Omaseus) melanarius (Illiger, 1798)⇒ Pterostichus melanarius Illiger, 1798
Pterostichus (Pedius) longicollis (Duftschmid, 1812)⇒ Pterostichus pumilus Casey, 1913
Pterostichus (Phonias) diligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Phonias) strenuus (Panzer, 1796)⇒ Pterostichus diligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Platysma) niger (Schaller, 1783)⇒ Pterostichus selmanni selmanni Duftschmid, 1812
Pterostichus niger niger Schaller, 1783
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) anthracinus Illiger, 1798
Pterostichus anthracinus anthracinus Illiger, 1798
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) gracilis Dejean, 1828
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) luctuosus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) minor Gyllenhal, 1827
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) nigrita Paykull, 1790
Pterostichus nigrita nigrita
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) rhaeticus Heer, 1837
Pterostichus (Pterostichus) cristatus L.Dufour, 1820
Pterostichus cristatus cristatus L. Dufour, 1820
Pterostichus cristatus parumpunctatus Germar, 1824
Pterostichus (Steropus) aethiops Panzer, 1796
Pterostichus (Steropus) madidus Fabricius, 1775Black Clock
Pterostichus (Unitrichus) exochus Andrewes, 1930
Pterostichus abrogatus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Pterostichus crenatus (Duftschmid, 1812)⇒ Pterostichus vernalis Panzer, 1796
Pterostichus cupreus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pterostichus pilosus pilosus Host, 1789
Pterostichus depletus S. H. Scudder, 1900
Pterostichus destitutus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Pterostichus destructus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Pterostichus dormitans S. H. Scudder, 1890
Pterostichus fractus S. H. Scudder, 1890
Pterostichus gelidus Scudder, 1877
Pterostichus gurnetensis Cockerell, 1921
Pterostichus kugelanni (Panzer, 1797)⇒ Poecilus kugelanni Panzer, 1797
Pterostichus lepidus Leske, 1785
Pterostichus pliocenicus
Pterostichus versicolor Sturm, 1824
Rhytisternus miser Chaudoir, 1865Sad ground beetle
Sarticus (Sarticus) cyaneocinctus Chaudoir, 1865
Sarticus (Sarticus) discopunctatus Chaudoir, 1865
Sarticus (Sarticus) iriditinctus Chaudoir, 1865
Sarticus (Sarticus) ischnus Chaudoir, 1878
Sarticus (Sarticus) monarensis Sloane, 1889
Simodontus (Simodontus) australis Dejean, 1828
Simodontus (Simodontus) convexus Chaudoir, 1873
Simodontus (Simodontus) rotundipennis Castelnau, 1867
Stereocerus haematopus Dejean, 1831
Stomis (Stomis) pumicatus Panzer, 1796
Stomis pumicatus pumicatus Panzer, 1796
Zabrus (Zabrus) tenebrioides Goeze, 1777Corn ground beetle
Zabrus tenebricosus Goeze, 1777

Subnodes of Pterostichitae with occurrences in British Isles
TribeMorionini
Brullé, 1835
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterostichini
Bonelli, 1810
Woodland Ground Beetles
22
123
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeZabrini
Bonelli, 1810
Seed-Eating Ground Beetles
2
63
Genera
Species

Taxom