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Pterostichini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Taxonomy
Pterostichii was named by Bonelli (1810). It is extant. Its type is Pterostichus.

It was reranked as the subfamily Pterostichinae by Hayashi et al. (2005); it was corrected as Pterostichini by LeConte (1861), Tamutis et al. (2011) and Bouchard et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Harpalidae by LeConte (1861); to Carabidae by Hayashi et al. (2005); and to Harpalinae by Tamutis et al. (2011) and Bouchard et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Pterostichini LeConte p. 25
2005Pterostichinae Hayashi et al. p. 229
2011Pterostichini Bouchard et al. p. 141
2011Pterostichini Tamutis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderAdephaga
familyCarabidae()
subfamilyHarpalinae()
tribePterostichini()
tribePterostichini()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Pterostichini Bonelli 1810
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G. Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir 1838
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Subg. Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) Leconte 1853
†Cyclotrachelus tenebricus Scudder 1900
Subtr. Pterostichina Bonelli 1810
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G. Abax Bonelli 1810
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†Abax durhamianus Lesne 1926
Abax parallelus Duftschmid 1812
G. Myas Dejean 1828
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†Myas rigefactus Scudder 1900
†Myas umbrarum Scudder 1900
G. Platysma Bonelli 1810
G. Plocamostethus Britton 1940
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G. Poecilus Bonelli 1810
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Poecilus kugelanni Panzer 1797
Poecilus nearcticus Lindroth 1966
†Poecilus virgatus Pongrácz 1935
Invalid names: Feronia Latreille 1816 [synonym]
G. Pterostichus Bonelli 1810
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Subg. Pterostichus (Argutor) Dejean 1821
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†Argutor antiquus Heer 1847
†Argutor pliocenicus Lesne 1920
Subg. Pterostichus (Eosteropus) Tschitschérine 1902
Subg. Pterostichus (Melanius) Bonelli 1810
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Invalid names: Pterostichus (Omaseus) Dejean 1821 [synonym]
Subg. Pterostichus (Metallophilus) Chaudoir 1838
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Invalid names: Pterostichus (Lyperopherus) Motschulsky 1844 [synonym]
Subg. Pterostichus (Phonias) des Gozis 1886
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Subg. Pterostichus (Steropus) Dejean 1821
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Invalid names: Pterostichus (Steroderus) Motschulsky 1850 [synonym]
Pterostichus abnormis Sahlberg 1880
†Pterostichus abrogatus Scudder 1890
Pterostichus cancellatus Motschulsky 1860
Pterostichus costatus Ménétriès 1851
†Pterostichus depletus Scudder 1900
†Pterostichus destitutus Scudder 1890
†Pterostichus destructus Scudder 1890
†Pterostichus distinctus Piton and Théobald 1939
†Pterostichus dormitans Scudder 1890
†Pterostichus fernquisti Wickham 1931
†Pterostichus fractus Scudder 1890
†Pterostichus gelidus Scudder 1877
†Pterostichus gurnetensis Cockerell 1921
†Pterostichus laevigatus Scudder 1890
Pterostichus minor Gyllenhal 1827
†Pterostichus molestus Theobald 1937
Pterostichus niger Schaller 1783
Pterostichus nigrita Paykull 1790
Pterostichus parens Tschitscherine 1897
†Pterostichus pumpellyi Scudder 1900
Pterostichus sublaevis Sahlberg 1880
Pterostichus tundrae Tschitscherine 1894
†Pterostichus vetustus Heer 1862
†Pterostichus walcotti Scudder 1900
G. Stomis Clairville 1806
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†Stomis elegans Oustalet 1874
Invalid names: Feroniens Dejean 1825 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Holocene or 47.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (119 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Poecilus virgatus (155693)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Pterostichus gurnetensis (123960)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Pterostichus pumpellyi (106379) Pterostichus pumpellyi, Myas rigefactus, Myas umbrarum, Pterostichus walcotti, Evarthrus tenebricus (106384) Pterostichus walcotti (124624)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Pterostichus walcotti (122093)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Pterostichus molestus (122407)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Puy-de-Dome) Pterostichus nov. sp. (155204)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Feronia minax, Feronia provincialis, Stomis elegans (122487)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Washington) Pterostichus fernquisti (140651)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Argutor antiquus (115305) Pterostichus minutulus, Pterostichus vetustus (117252)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Russian Federation Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus sp. (153434) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus costatus (113713)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (Alaska) Pterostichus corvinus, Pterostichus vermiculosus (123352)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Pterostichus spp. (153127)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Pterostichinae indet. (165744)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Pterostichus planicollis, Pterostichinae indet. (165738)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Pterostichus spp. (160143) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus brevicornis, Pterostichus planus (160151) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus brevicornis, Pterostichus stygicus, Pterostichus nigrita, Pterostichus corvinus, Pterostichus caudicalis, Pterostichus arcticola, Pterostichus riparius, Pterostichus vermiculosus, Pterostichus agonus, Pterostichus pinguedineus (160109) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus brevicornis, Pterostichus stygicus, Pterostichus vermiculosus (160153) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus brevicornis (160146) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus brevicornis, Pterostichus agonus, Pterostichus pinguedineus (160144) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus vermiculosus (160147) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus vermiculosus (160152)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Canada (Nunavut) Pterostichus ventricosus (162754)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus spp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus sublaevis, Pterostichus tundrae, Pterostichus abnormis (163069) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus spp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus abnormis (163089)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan Pterostichus planicollis (160539)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus sp. (20479)
Calabrian - Ionian1.8 - 0.129United Kingdom (Durham) Argutor pliocenicus, Pterostichini indet. (140489)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Russian Federation Poecilus nearcticus (163096) Pterostichus sp. (163094) Pterostichus sp., Poecilus nearcticus (163090 163092 163093 163095 163097) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus costatus, Pterostichus sublaevis, Pterostichus vermiculosus (163100) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus vermiculosus (163099) Pterostichus spp., Poecilus nearcticus (163091)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Pterostichinae indet. (165700 165705) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichinae indet. (165704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Pterostichus anthracinus, Pterostichus melanarius (168265) Pterostichus gracilis, Pterostichus minor (168272) Pterostichus gracilis, Pterostichus minor, Pterostichus niger, Pterostichus melanarius (168266) Pterostichus strenuus, Poecilus kugelanni, Pterostichus niger, Pterostichus melanarius, Abax parallelus (168267) Pterostichus vernalis, Pterostichus gracilis, Pterostichus minor (168270) Pterostichus vernalis, Pterostichus minor (168264)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Pterostichus strenuus, Pterostichus vernalis (169391) Pterostichus vernalis (169394)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan Pterostichinae indet. (165707 165708)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012USA (California) Pterostichus sp. (150336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Pterostichus castaneus (169377 169378) Pterostichus pumilis (169375 169379 169380) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus adstrictus (157092) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus riparius, Pterostichus adstrictus (167662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Pterostichus dormitans (152574)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) Pterostichus abrogatus, Pterostichus destitutus, Pterostichus fractus, Pterostichus destructus, Loxandrus gelidus (122182) Pterostichus abrogatus, Pterostichus destructus (152575) Pterostichus abrogatus, Pterostichus dormitans, Pterostichus fractus, Pterostichus depletus (152577)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Astrakhan) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus vernalis (125794)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Pterostichus anthracinus, Pterostichus blanduloides, Pterostichus aethiops (153476)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Cryobius sp. (169406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Pterostichus sp. (169333 169347 169353)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Pterostichus patruelis (137209 137212) Pterostichus patruelis, Pterostichus punctatissimus (137207)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Pterostichus sp. (166082)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Pterostichus sp. (169385)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Feronia adstricta, Feronia nigrita, Feronia diligens (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Poecilus nearcticus (153440 173210 173212 173213) Pterostichus sp. (163106 163108 173201 173204 173209 173215) Pterostichus sp., Poecilus nearcticus (163101 163103 163104 163105 163107 163109 173214) Pterostichus sp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus abnormis, Pterostichus parens, Pterostichus cancellatus (173216) Pterostichus sp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus sublaevis (163110 173211) Pterostichus sp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus tundrae (153446) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus agonus (173205 173206 173207) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus costatus, Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus sublaevis (173208) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus costatus, Pterostichus sublaevis (163102) Pterostichus spp., Poecilus nearcticus (153435 153436 153437 153438 153439) Pterostichus spp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus sublaevis (153441) Pterostichus spp., Poecilus nearcticus, Pterostichus sublaevis, Pterostichus tundrae (153442 153443) Pterostichus spp., Pterostichus tundrae (153444 153445)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) Pterostichus patruelis (137204 137206) Pterostichus sp., Pterostichus patruelis (137201)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Zealand Plocamostethus planiusculus (175901)