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| Genus: | Metius Curtis, 1839 |
Metius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: [1]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 83,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
- Metius aeneus (Dejean, 1831)
- Metius andicola (Dejean, 1831)
- Metius annulicornis Curtis, 1839
- Metius apicalis Straneo, 1986
- Metius auratoides Straneo, 1986
- Metius blandus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius bolivianus Straneo, 1951
- Metius bonariensis (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius brunnescens Straneo, 1951
- Metius canotae Steinheil, 1869
- Metius carnifex (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius caudatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius chilensis (Dejean, 1831)
- Metius circumfusus (Germar, 1824)
- Metius confusus Straneo, 1951
- Metius constrictus Straneo, 1951
- Metius cordatulus Straneo, 1951
- Metius cordatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius eurypterus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius femoratus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius flavipes (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius flavipleuris Straneo, 1951
- Metius foveolatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius gigas Straneo, 1953
- Metius gilvipes (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius guillermoi Will, 2005
- Metius harpaloides Curtis, 1839
- Metius hassenteufeli Straneo, 1960
- Metius incertus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius kulti Straneo, 1952
- Metius kuscheli Straneo, 1955
- Metius latemarginatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius latigastricus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius latior Putzeys, 1875
- Metius loeffleri Straneo, 1986
- Metius luridus (Chaudoir, 1837)
- Metius malachiticus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius marginatus (Dejean, 1828)
- Metius mateui Straneo, 1986
- Metius melancholicus Straneo, 1952
- Metius negrei Straneo, 1977
- Metius niger (Motschulsky, 1866)
- Metius obscurus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius obtusus Straneo, 1951
- Metius parvicollis (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius parvulus Straneo, 1952
- Metius peruvianus Straneo, 1951
- Metius pogonoides (Fairmaire, 1883)
- Metius punctulatus Putzeys, 1875
- Metius robustus Straneo, 1951
- Metius rotundatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius rotundicollis Straneo, 1951
- Metius silvestrii Straneo, 1951
- Metius striatus (Putzeys, 1875)
- Metius striolatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius subcoeruleus Straneo, 1951
- Metius subfoveolatus Straneo, 1951
- Metius submetallicus Straneo, 1986
- Metius subsericeus Straneo, 1952
- Metius titschacki Straneo, 1951
- Metius viridulus Straneo, 1953
- Metius zischkai Straneo, 1960
Metius aeneus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Dejean in 1831.
Metius andicola is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Dejean in 1831.
Metius annulicornis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by John Curtis in 1839.
