Physodera

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

Physodera
Physodera eschscholtzii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Physodera
Eschscholtz, 1829

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]

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. p. 321. ISBN 978-94-009-9628-1.
  2. "Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. 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. PMC 3677377. 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.
  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–.
  6. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino. Dalla stamperia reale. 1844. pp. 290–.


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