| Pterostichus lama | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Family: | Carabidae | 
| Genus: | Pterostichus | 
| Species: | P. lama | 
| Binomial name | |
| Pterostichus lama (Ménétriés, 1843) | |
Pterostichus lama or giant woodland ground beetle is a North American species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, and in British Columbia in Canada.[4] These large (15-29 mm), flightless black beetles have strong mandibles. They feed on termites and ants.[5]

References
- ↑ "Pterostichus lama Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Pterostichus lama". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Pterostichus lama species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 198–200. ISBN 9780520288744.
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.
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