Pterostichus algidus

Pterostichus algidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Pterostichus
Species:	P. algidus
Binomial name
Pterostichus algidus LeConte, 1853
Synonyms [1]
Pterostichus bucolicus Casey, 1913 Pterostichus humboldti Casey, 1913 Pterostichus kansanus (Casey, 1918)

Pterostichus algidus is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Diet

It has been observed that P. algidus is a consumer of Douglas-fir seed in the Pacific Northwest. ^[5] Furthermore, it has been hypothesized that there is competition for food between P. algidus and another beetle, Nebria brevicollis. The beetle N. brevicollis is of the same order as P. algidus. Given similar preference size for prey, researchers have hypothesized competition between these two species. ^[6]

References

1. "Pterostichus algidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Pterostichus algidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Pterostichus algidus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
5. Johnson, Norman; Lawrence, William (1 November 1966). "Seasonal Occurrence of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Three Habitats in Southwestern Washington" . Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 59 (6): 1055–1059. doi:10.1093/aesa/59.6.1055.
6. LaBonte, James R. (2011-11-16). "Nebria brevicollis (Fabricius, 1792) in North America, benign or malign? (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Nebriini)". ZooKeys (147): 497–543. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.147.2119 . ISSN   1313-2989. PMC   3286253 . PMID   22371674.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-33029-0.