Amara (beetle)

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Sun beetles
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Amara aenea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Pterostichinae
Tribe: Zabrini
Subtribe: Amarina
Zimmermann, 1832
Genus: Amara
Bonelli, 1810 [1]
Type species
Carabus vulgaris
(= Amara lunicollis Schiødte, 1837) [2]
Linnaeus sensu Panzer, 1797
Subgenera

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Synonyms [2] [3]
Subtribe
  • Amaroiden Zimmermann, 1832
  • Isopleuridae Kirby, 1837
  • Agronomaeidae Gistel, 1848
  • Pangeteidae Gistel, 1856
Genus
  • Agronoma Gistel, 1848
  • LinomusFischer von Waldheim, 1829
  • Pangetes Gistel, 1856

Amara is a large genus of carabid beetles, commonly called the sun beetles. Many are holarctic, but a few species are neotropical or occur in eastern Asia. [4]

Contents

These ground beetles are mostly black or bronze-colored, and many species have a characteristic "bullet-shaped" habitus, as shown in the photos, making them taxonomically difficult for a beginner. They are predominantly herbivorous, with some species known to climb ripening grasses to feed on the seeds. Other species are used as weed control agents. Numerous species are adventive in non-native habitats, particularly species that thrive in synanthropic settings.

Subgenera

The following are subgenera of Amara: [5] [6]

See also

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Calathus gregarius is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.

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Bembidion obscurellum is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia and North America.

References

  1. ↑ Bonelli, F.A. (1813). "Tabula Synoptica". Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences, Littérature et Beaux-Arts de Turin: Sciences Physiques et Mathématiques. Pour les Années 1811—1812.
  2. 1 2 Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico" (PDF). ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
  3. ↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; Lawrence, John F.; Lyal, Chris H. C.; Newton, Alfred F.; Reid, Chris A. M.; Schmitt, Michael; Ślipiński, S. Adam; Smith, Andrew B. T. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 . PMC   3088472 . PMID   21594053.
  4. ↑ "Amara Bonelli, 1810". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ↑ Löbl, Ivan; Löbl, Daniel (2017). Archostemata-Myxophaga-Adephaga. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 1 (Revised and Updated ed.). ISBN   9789004330290.
  6. ↑ Hieke, Fritz (1 February 2011). "Aktueller Katalog der Gattung Amara Bonelli, 1810" (PDF) (in German).

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