Physodera

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Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia.[1][2][3]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Adephaga
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Physodera
Physodera eschscholtzii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Physodera
Eschscholtz, 1829
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Species

These 13 species belong to the genus Physodera:[2]

  • Physodera amplicollis van de Poll, 1889 (Taiwan, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines)
  • Physodera andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934) (Philippines)
  • Physodera bacchusi Darlington, 1971 (New Guinea and Australia)
  • Physodera bifenestrata Heller, 1923 (Indonesia and Borneo)
  • Physodera bousqueti Mateu, 1990 (Nepal)
  • Physodera chalceres Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
  • Physodera cyanipennis van de Poll, 1889 (Indonesia and New Guinea)
  • Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829 (Indomalaya)
  • Physodera diglenus Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia and Indonesia)
  • Physodera eburata Heller, 1923 (Philippines)
  • Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849 (China, Taiwan, Indomalaya)
  • Physodera sciakyi Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (Indonesia)
  • Physodera unicolor Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (China)

The following species have become synonyms:[3]

Description

Members of this genus usually have wide mandibles, exhibit forelegs with a well developed cleaning spur, and lack the primary mid-lateral setae on the pronotum.[4] The wing cases are short and broad.[5] The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised tergum.[6]

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