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Piesmus submarginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus:Piesmus
LeConte, 1852
Species:P. submarginatus
Binomial name
Piesmus submarginatus
(Say, 1823)

Piesmus submarginatus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Piesmus. [1]

Beetle order of insects

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.

Their habitat is under dead pine bark in mesophilous forests. [2]

Female adult Piesmus submarginatus found in Florida Piesmus submarginatus.jpg
Female adult Piesmus submarginatus found in Florida

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References

  1. ↑ "Piesmus LeConte, 1852". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 27 Mar 2012.
  2. ↑ "Genus Piesmus - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2015-05-18.


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