Biology:Pterostichus melanarius

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Short description: Species of beetle

Pterostichus melanarius
Pterostichus melanarius01.jpg
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P. melanarius
Binomial name
Pterostichus melanarius
(Illiger, 1798)

Pterostichus melanarius, the Rain-Beetle,[1] is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.[2][3] It's a generalist predator, feeding on aphids and slugs.[4]

References

  1. "Pterostichus melanarius (PTESML)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database". https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PTESML. 
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London pdf
  4. Thomas, R.S.; Glen, D.M.; Symondson, W.O.C. (January 2008). "Prey detection through olfaction by the soil-dwelling larvae of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius". Soil Biology and Biochemistry 40 (1): 207–216. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.002. 

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