Pterostichus morio

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Carabidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Genus Pterostichus

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Pterostichus morio is a species of ground beetles in the subfamily Pterostichinae.

Description

Pterostichus morio can reach a length of 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in). Body is black, with reddish femura. These beetles are predatory.

This species is present in Austria, France, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland. These beetles can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil.

Pterostichus morio baudii (Chaudoir, 1868)

Pterostichus morio carpathicus Kult, 1944

Pterostichus morio guedeli Sainte-Claire Deville, 1902

Pterostichus morio liguricus J. Daniel, 1903

Pterostichus morio morio (Duftschmid, 1812)

Pterostichus morio samniticus A. Fiori, 1896

Pterostichus morio validiusculus (Chaudoir, 1859)

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