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Pterostichus

Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,200 species. The beetles are predatory, but sometimes feed on strawberries. They can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil although preferences differ between species.

Species

These species and subgenera are included in the genus Pterostichus.

Subgenus Abea <small>Morita, 1992</small>

Subgenus Adelopterus <small>Reitter, 1886</small>

Subgenus Adelosia <small>Stephens, 1835</small>

Subgenus Agastillus <small>Reitter, 1892</small>

Subgenus Anilloferonia <small>Van Dyke, 1926</small>

Subgenus Anomostichus <small>Sciaky, 1995</small>

Subgenus Aphaonus <small>Reitter, 1887</small>

Subgenus Argutor <small>Dejean, 1821</small>

Subgenus Asioplatysma <small>Kryzhanovskij, 1968</small>

Subgenus Badistrinus <small>Motschulsky, 1866</small>

Subgenus Bothriopterus <small>Chaudoir, 1835</small>

Subgenus Calopterus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Carllindrothius <small>Habu, 1984</small>

Subgenus Cheporus <small>Latreille, 1829</small>

Subgenus Chinapterus <small>O.Berlov, 1998</small>

Subgenus Circinatus <small>Sciaky, 1996</small>

Subgenus Cophosus <small>Dejean, 1821</small>

Subgenus Cryobius <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Cylindrocharis <small>Casey, 1918</small>

Subgenus Eosteropus <small>Tschitscherine, 1902</small>

Subgenus Ethira <small>Andrewes, 1936</small>

Subgenus Falsargutor <small>Kryzhanovskij, 1983</small>

Subgenus Feronidius <small>Jeannel, 1942</small>

Subgenus Feronina <small>Casey, 1918</small>

Subgenus Fukienostichus <small>Lafer, 1983</small>

Subgenus Gastrosticta <small>Casey, 1918</small>

Subgenus Georgeballius <small>Habu, 1984</small>

Subgenus Gutta <small>Wrase & J.Schmidt, 2006</small>

Subgenus Haplomaseus <small>Reitter, 1896</small>

Subgenus Haptotapinus <small>Reitter, 1886</small>

Subgenus Huaius <small>Tian; Huang; Chen & Ding, 2019</small>

Subgenus Hypherpes <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Jedlickaia <small>Sciaky, 1997</small>

Subgenus Koreonialoe <small>Park & Kwon, 1996</small>

Subgenus Kozyrevius <small>O.Berlov, 1998</small>

Subgenus Lamenius <small>Bousquet, 1999</small>

Subgenus Lenapterus <small>O.Berlov, 1996</small>

Subgenus Leptoferonia <small>Casey, 1918</small>

Subgenus Lianoe <small>Gozis, 1882</small>

Subgenus Lyrothorax <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Megabea <small>Sciaky, 1997</small>

Subgenus Melanius <small>Bonelli, 1810</small>

Subgenus Metallophilus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Micronialoe <small>Park; Kwon & Lafer, 1996</small>

Subgenus Monoferonia <small>Casey, 1918</small>

Subgenus Morphohaptoderus <small>Tschitscherine, 1898</small>

Subgenus Myosodus <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1823</small>

Subgenus Neohaptoderus <small>Tschitscherine, 1898</small>

Subgenus Nialoe <small>Tanaka, 1958</small>

Subgenus Oreolyperus <small>Tschitscherine, 1901</small>

Subgenus Oreophilus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Oreoplatysma <small>Jakobson, 1907</small>

Subgenus Orientostichus <small>Sciaky & Allegro, 2013</small>

Subgenus Orsonjohnsonus <small>Hatch, 1933</small>

Subgenus Paraferonia <small>Casey, 1918</small>

Subgenus Parahaptoderus <small>Jeanne, 1969</small>

Subgenus Paralianoe <small>Ishida, 1958</small>

Subgenus Parapterostichus <small>Desbrochers des Loges, 1906</small>

Subgenus Petrophilus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Phaenoraphis <small>Tschitscherine, 1901</small>

Subgenus Phonias <small>Gozis, 1886</small>

Subgenus Platypterus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Platysma <small>Bonelli, 1810</small>

Subgenus Plectes <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1822</small>

Subgenus Pledarus <small>Motschulsky, 1866</small>

Subgenus Pseudethira <small>Sciaky, 1996</small>

Subgenus Pseudoferonina <small>Ball, 1965</small>

Subgenus Pseudohaptoderus <small>Tschitscherine, 1888</small>

Subgenus Pseudomaseus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Pseudorambousekiella <small>Schweiger, 1967</small>

Subgenus Pseudorites <small>Ganglbauer, 1891</small>

Subgenus Pseudosteropus <small>Chaudoir, 1838</small>

Subgenus Pterostichus <small>Bonelli, 1810</small>

Subgenus Rambousekiella <small>Knirsch, 1925</small>

Subgenus Rhagadus <small>Motschulsky, 1866</small>

Subgenus Sinoreophilus <small>Sciaky, 1996</small>

Subgenus Sinosteropus <small>Sciaky, 1994</small>

Subgenus Sphodroferonia <small>Kasahara & Y.Ito, 1987</small>

Subgenus Steropanus <small>Fairmaire, 1889</small>

Subgenus Steropus <small>Dejean, 1821</small>

Subgenus Tausternus <small>Fedorenko, 2020</small>

Subgenus Tinautius <small>Mateu, 1997</small>

Subgenus Tschitscherinea <small>Berg, 1898</small>

Subgenus Tubuliphallus <small>Sciaky & Allegro, 2013</small>

Subgenus Unitrichus <small>Sciaky, 1997</small>

Subgenus Vietosteropus <small>Fedorenko, 2017</small>

Subgenus Wraseiellus <small>Shi & Sciaky, 2013</small>

Unassigned Subgenus

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