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Pterostichus (Metallophilus)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Taxonomy
Pterostichus (Metallophilus) was named by Chaudoir (1838). It is extant.

It was assigned to Pterostichus by Chaudoir (1838) and Bousquet (2012).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Pterostichus planicollis

Synonyms
  • Lyperopherus was named by Motschulsky (1844). It is extant.

    It was reranked as Pterostichus (Lyperopherus) by Motschulsky (1844); it was synonymized subjectively with Pterostichus (Metallophilus) by Bousquet (2012).

    It was assigned to Pterostichus by Motschulsky (1844).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Pterostichus (Metallophilus) Chaudoir
1844Pterostichus (Lyperopherus) Motschulsky
2012Pterostichus (Metallophilus) Bousquet

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderAdephaga
familyCarabidae()
subfamilyHarpalinae()
tribePterostichini()
subtribePterostichina
genusPterostichus
subgenusMetallophilusChaudoir 1838

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.

Subg. Pterostichus (Metallophilus) Chaudoir 1838
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Invalid names: Pterostichus (Lyperopherus) Motschulsky 1844 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available