Peronomerus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Peronomerus Schaum, 1854 |
Peronomerus 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 70,000 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.
Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.
Zabrus is a genus of ground beetles. They are, unusually for ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores, and Zabrus tenebrioides can become a pest in cereal fields.
Helluomorphoides is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Mastax is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Broscinae is a subfamily of ground beetles. It contains the tribe Broscini and the following genera:
Percosoma is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Anthracus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Loxoncus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Calybe is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Orthogoniinae is a subfamily of ground beetles. Occasionally it was treated as a tribe Orthogoniini of subfamily Harpalinae, particularly when this was circumscribed loosely.
Panagaeinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Craspedophorus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Dischissus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Epigraphus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Trichisia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Ardistomopsis is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pelecium is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pachyteles is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Physea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pericompsus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
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