Biology:Physodera

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Physodera
Physodera eschscholtzii - ZooKeys-284-001-g002-12.jpeg
Physodera eschscholtzii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Physodera
Eschscholtz, 1829

Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia.[1][2][3]

Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Physodera:[2]

  • Physodera amplicollis van de Poll, 1889 (Taiwan, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines)
  • Physodera andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934) (Philippines)
  • Physodera bacchusi Darlington, 1971 (New Guinea and Australia)
  • Physodera bifenestrata Heller, 1923 (Indonesia and Borneo)
  • Physodera bousqueti Mateu, 1990 (Nepal)
  • Physodera chalceres Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
  • Physodera cyanipennis van de Poll, 1889 (Indonesia and New Guinea)
  • Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829 (Indomalaya)
  • Physodera diglenus Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia and Indonesia)
  • Physodera eburata Heller, 1923 (Philippines)
  • Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849 (China, Taiwan, Indomalaya)
  • Physodera sciakyi Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (Indonesia)
  • Physodera unicolor Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (China)

The following species have become synonyms:[3]

  • Physodera cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883): Synonym of Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883)

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. pp. 321. ISBN 978-94-009-9628-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=A7TwCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA631. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8KYF6. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 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. PMID 23794843. 
  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. https://books.google.com/books?id=e6RetLzAFC4C&pg=PA41. 
  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–. https://books.google.com/books?id=EtA-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA272. 
  6. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino. Dalla stamperia reale. 1844. pp. 290–. https://books.google.com/books?id=tOmf0xA1BPMC&pg=PA290. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14096727 entry