Biology:Poecilus chalcites
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Poecilus chalcites | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Poecilus |
| Species: | P. chalcites
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilus chalcites (Say, 1823)
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Poecilus chalcites is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America,[2] and is common in cropland of Illinois and other states.[4]
Poecilus chalcites is a carnivourous species known to eat various crop pests including Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Helicoverpa zea, Agrotis ipsilon, and Mythimna unipuncta.[4]
Males and females can be distinguished by the shape of the most proximate foretarsus. In males, it is heart-shaped, but in females it is thinner.[4]
References
- ↑ "Poecilus chalcites Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/43888. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Poecilus chalcites Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=932232. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ "Poecilus chalcites Overview". http://eol.org/pages/1171006/overview. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wiedenmann, Robert N.; Paradise, Mark S.; Duan, Jian J.; Lundgren, Jonathan G. (2005). "Rearing Protocol and Life History Traits for Poecilus chalcites (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Laboratory". Journal of Entomological Science 40 (2): 126–135. doi:10.18474/0749-8004-40.2.126.
- ↑ "Images and collection data for Poecilus chalcites". https://xpda.com/bugs/showQuery.aspx?taxon=Poecilus%20chalcites. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
Further reading
- American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. 2000.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Bousquet, Y. (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMID 23431087. Bibcode: 2012ZooK..245....1B.
- Riley, K.; Browne, R. (2011). "Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". ZooKeys (147): 601–21. doi:10.3897/zookeys.147.2102. PMID 22371677. Bibcode: 2011ZooK..147..601R.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
Wikidata ☰ Q14134624 entry
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