| Pterostichus algidus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Pterostichus |
| Species: | P. algidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterostichus algidus LeConte, 1853
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Pterostichus algidus is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.1234
Diet
It has been observed that P. algidus is a consumer of Douglas-fir seed in the Pacific Northwest. 5 Furthermore, it has been hypothesized that there is competition for food between P. algidus and another beetle, Nebria brevicollis. The beetle N. brevicollis is of the same order as P. algidus. Given similar preference size for prey, researchers have hypothesized competition between these two species.6
References
References
- "Pterostichus algidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Pterostichus algidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Pterostichus algidus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- Johnson, Norman; Lawrence, William (1 November 1966). "Seasonal Occurrence of Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Three Habitats in Southwestern Washington". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 59 (6): 1055–1059. doi:10.1093/aesa/59.6.1055.
- LaBonte, James R. (2011-11-16). "Nebria brevicollis (Fabricius, 1792) in North America, benign or malign? (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Nebriini)". ZooKeys (147): 497–543. doi:10.3897/zookeys.147.2119. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3286253. PMID 22371674.
Further reading
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.