Pterostichus honnoratii
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| Pterostichus honnoratii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Pterostichinae |
| Tribe: | Pterostichini |
| Genus: | Pterostichus |
| Species: | P. honnoratii |
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| Pterostichus honnoratii ( Dejean, 1828) | |
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Pterostichus honnoratii is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.[1]
- Pterostichus honnoratii honnoratii (Dejean, 1828)
- Pterostichus honnoratii ludovici Schatzmayr, 1930
- Pterostichus honnoratii sellae Stierlin, 1881
Description
Pterostichus honnoratii can reach a length of about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).[2] The three subspecies differ in the morphology of posterior angles (ssp. sellae: obtuse and blunt; ssp. honnoratii: right and protruding) and anterior angles (ssp. honnoratii: protruding; ssp. ludovici: little protruding) of pronotum.[3] These beetles are predatory.
