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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.

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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.

Distribution

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.

Subspecies

  • 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)
  • References

    Pterostichus morio Wikipedia