Pterostichus honnoratii

Pterostichus honnoratii is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.[1]

Pterostichus honnoratii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Carabidae
Subfamily:
Harpalinae
Tribe:
Pterostichini
Genus:
Pterostichus
Species:
P. honnoratii
Binomial name
Pterostichus honnoratii
(Dejean, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Pterostichus honnorati (Dejean, 1828)

Subspecies
  • Pterostichus honnoratii honnoratii (Dejean, 1828)
  • Pterostichus honnoratii ludovici Schatzmayr, 1930
  • Pterostichus honnoratii sellae Stierlin, 1881

Description

Pterostichus honnoratii can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).[2] The three subspecies differ in the morphology of posterior angles (ssp. sellae: obtuse and blunt; ssp. honnoratii: right and protruding) and anterior angles (ssp. honnoratii: protruding; ssp. ludovici: little protruding) of pronotum.[3] These beetles are predatory.

Distribution

This species is present in Italy, in France and in Switzerland.[3][4]

Habitat

P. honnoratii lives in the high alpine areas and in lower altitude in forests. It prefers the limestone screes and the debris of calcareous schists. These beetles can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil.[3]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. M. Lucas Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Myriapodes
  3. Luigi Bisio Note corologiche, tassonomiche ed ecologiche su Pterostichus (Pterostichus) honnoratii (Dejean, 1828) (Coleoptera Carabidae)
  4. Fauna europaea


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