Poecilus

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Poecilus
File:Poecilus.versicolor3.-.lindsey.jpg
Poecilus versicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Pterostichinae
Tribe: Pterostichini
Genus: Poecilus
Bonelli, 1810
Subgenera
  • Ancholeus Dejean, 1828
  • Carenostylus Chaudoir, 1838
  • Derus Motschulsky, 1844
  • Lyropedius Seidlitz, 1887
  • Metapedius A.Fiori, 1903
  • Parapedius Seidlitz, 1887
  • Poecilus Bonelli, 1810
  • Pseudoderus Seidlitz, 1887
File:Poecilus lucublandus P1070979a.jpg
Poecilus lucublandus
File:Poecilus chalcites - inat 207260088.jpg
Poecilus chalcites, Oklahoma, USA
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Poecilus lepidus, Denmark

Poecilus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Afro-tropical, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, North Africa, and North America regions.[1][2][3]

Species

These 144 species belong to the genus Poecilus:[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Poecilus Bonelli, 1810". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. "Poecilus Bonelli, 1810". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

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