Pogonus chalceus

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Pogonus chalceus
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Pogonus chalceus (Marsham, 1802)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Pogonus
Species:
P. chalceus
Binomial name
Pogonus chalceus
Marsham, 1802

Pogonus chalceus is a species of beetle in the family of ground beetles. [1] The scientific name of the species was published in 1802 by Thomas Marsham. The species is halophilic and is commonly found on marine clay along the coast, but it can also be found inland if the salt content is high enough. [2]

It is polymorphic and occurs with both short and long wings, depending on the water regime, making it a suitable species for the study of parallel evolution. [3]

References

  1. WoRMS. "Pogonus chalceus (Marsham, 1802)". World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Turin, Hans (2002). The ground beetles of the Netherlands and Flanders. Jeugdbondsuitgeverij. p. 92. ISBN   90-5107-037-3.
  3. Van Belleghem, Steven M.; Vangestel, Carl; De Wolf, Katrien; De Corte, Zoë; Möst, Markus (2018-11-13). "Evolution at two time frames: Polymorphisms from an ancient singular divergence event fuel contemporary parallel evolution". PLOS Genetics. 14 (11): e1007796. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007796 . ISSN   1553-7404. PMC   6258555 . PMID   30422983.