''Sericoda'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of harpaline

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 ...

s. They are native to the

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...

. Their

habit A habit (or wont, as a humorous and formal term) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. A 1903 paper in the '' American Journal of Psychology'' defined a "habit, from the standpoint of psychology, ...

resembles some members of the related genus ''

Agonum ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus is ...

'', but they are generally smaller. The origin of ''Sericoda'' is apparently

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

, with the

Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...

n genus ''

Elliptoleus ''Elliptoleus'' is a genus of beetles in the family 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 ...

'' the closest living relative. ''Sericoda'' beetles are pyrophilous, meaning that they are attracted by burned areas after

forest fire A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a bushfire ( in Australia), dese ...

s. This means they are found in large numbers the summer following the fires, after which their numbers decrease again.

Species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

include: * ''

Sericoda balli ''Sericoda'' is a genus of harpaline ground beetles. They are native to the Holarctic. Their habit resembles some members of the related genus '' Agonum'', but they are generally smaller. The origin of ''Sericoda'' is apparently North America, w ...

'' J.Schmidt, 2008 * ''

Sericoda bembidioides ''Sericoda bembidioides'' is a species of ground beetle in the family 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 Ame ...

'' Kirby, 1837 * ''

Sericoda bogemannii ''Sericoda bogemannii'' is a species of ground beetle in the family 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 Ameri ...

'' (Gyllenhal, 1813) * ''

Sericoda ceylonica ''Sericoda ceylonica'' is a species of black coloured ground beetle from Platyninae subfamily. It was described by Victor Motschulsky Victor Ivanovich Motschulsky, sometimes Victor von Motschulsky ( Russian: Виктор Иванович М ...

'' (Motschulsky, 1859) * ''

Sericoda lissoptera ''Sericoda'' is a genus of harpaline ground beetles. They are native to the Holarctic. Their habit resembles some members of the related genus '' Agonum'', but they are generally smaller. The origin of ''Sericoda'' is apparently North America, w ...

'' (Chaudoir, 1854) * ''

Sericoda montana ''Sericoda'' is a genus of harpaline ground beetles. They are native to the Holarctic. Their habit resembles some members of the related genus '' Agonum'', but they are generally smaller. The origin of ''Sericoda'' is apparently North America, w ...

'' Liebherr, 1991 * ''

Sericoda obsoleta ''Sericoda'' is a genus of Harpalinae, harpaline ground beetles. They are native to the Holarctic. Their Habit (biology), habit resembles some members of the related genus ''Agonum'', but they are generally smaller. The origin of ''Sericoda'' is ...

'' (Say, 1823) * ''

Sericoda quadripunctata ''Sericoda quadripunctata'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America. Biology ''S. quadripunctata'' is Pyrophile, pyrophilic and can be extremely abundan ...

'' (Degeer, 1774)

References

Platyninae {{Platyninae-stub