Physodera

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Physodera
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Physodera eschscholtzii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Physodera
Eschscholtz, 1829

Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia. [1] [2] [3]

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Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Physodera: [2]

The following species have become synonyms: [3]

Description

Members of this genus usually have wide mandibles, exhibit forelegs with a well developed cleaning spur, and lack the primary mid-lateral setae on the pronotum. [4] The wing cases are short and broad. [5] The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised tergum. [6]

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References

  1. T.L. Erwin; George E. Ball; D.R. Whitehead and A.L. Halpern (6 December 2012). Carabid Beetles: Their Evolution, Natural History, and Classification. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 321. ISBN   978-94-009-9628-1.
  2. 1 2 "Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. 1 2 Shi, Hongliang; Zhou, Hongzhang; Liang, Hongbin (2013). "Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera". ZooKeys (284): 60–62. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.284.3983 . PMC   3677377 . PMID   23794843.
  4. Honglinag Shi; Hongzhang Zhou; Hongbin Liang (4 April 2013). Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera. PenSoft Publishers LTD. pp. 41–. ISBN   978-954-642-678-9.
  5. Georges baron Cuvier; Charles Hamilton Smith; Edward Pidgeon; John Edward Gray; Pierre André Latreille; George Robert Gray (1832). The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization. Geo. B. Whittaker. pp. 272–.
  6. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino. Dalla stamperia reale. 1844. pp. 290–.