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Pogonini
Pogonini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 80 described species in Pogonini. More than half the species are in the genus Pogonus. The species of Pogonini, except those in the South American genus ''Ochtozetus'', live in saline habitats inland or along ocean coastlines. Genera These 12 genera belong to the tribe Pogonini: * ''Bedeliolus'' Semenov, 1900 (southwest Asia) * ''Cardiaderus'' Dejean, 1828 (eastern Europe, western Asia.) * ''Diodercarus'' Lutshnik, 1931 (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran) * ''Diplochaetus'' Chaudoir, 1872 (worldwide) * ''Ochtozetus'' Chaudoir, 1872 (South America) * ''Olegius'' Komarov, 1996 (Turkmenistan) * ''Pogonistes'' Chaudoir, 1872 (worldwide) * ''Pogonopsis'' Bedel, 1898 (Tunisia) * ''Pogonus'' Dejean, 1821 (worldwide) * ''Sirdenus'' Dejean, 1828 (worldwide) * ''Syrdenoidius'' Baehr & Hudson, 2001 (Australia) * ''Thalassotrechus'' Van Dyke, 1918 (United States, Mexico) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are herbivorous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers ( elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species '' Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
