Physodera

Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia,[1] containing the following species:[2][3]

  • Physodera amplicollis Van De Poll, 1889
  • Physodera andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934)
  • Physodera bacchusi Darlington, 1971
  • Physodera bifenestrata Heller, 1923
  • Physodera bousqueti Mateu, 1990
  • Physodera chalceres Andrewes, 1930
  • Physodera cyanipennis Van De Poll, 1889
  • Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829
  • Physodera diglena Andrewes, 1930
  • Physodera eburata Heller, 1923
  • Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849
    • Physodera eschscholtzii sumatrensis (Kirschenhofer, 1996)
  • Physodera noctiluca Mohnike, 1875
  • Physodera parvicollis Van De Poll, 1889

Physodera
Physodera eschscholtzii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Physodera

Eschscholtz, 1829

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]

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. "Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829a: 8". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 11 Jul 2011.
  3. 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.
  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–.


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