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| Physodera eschscholtzii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Tribe: | Lebiini |
| Genus: | Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829 |
Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia.
Species
These 13 species belong to the genus Physodera:
- 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:
- Physodera cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883): Synonym of Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883)
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. The wing cases are short and broad. The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised tergum.
References
- T.L. Erwin; George E. Ball; D.R. Whitehead and A.L. Halpern (6 December 2012). Carabid Beetles: Their Evolution, Natural History, and Classification. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 321. ISBN 978-94-009-9628-1.
- ^ "Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Shi, Hongliang; Zhou, Hongzhang; Liang, Hongbin (2013). "Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera". ZooKeys (284): 60–62. doi:10.3897/zookeys.284.3983. PMC 3677377. PMID 23794843.
- Honglinag Shi; Hongzhang Zhou; Hongbin Liang (4 April 2013). Taxonomic synopsis of the subtribe Physoderina (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), with species revisions of eight genera. PenSoft Publishers LTD. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-954-642-678-9.
- Georges baron Cuvier; Charles Hamilton Smith; Edward Pidgeon; John Edward Gray; Pierre André Latreille; George Robert Gray (1832). The Animal Kingdom: Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization. Geo. B. Whittaker. pp. 272–.
- Memorie della Reale Accademia delle scienze di Torino. Dalla stamperia reale. 1844. pp. 290–.
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