Black grave beetle

Black grave beetle
	Black burial beetle ( Pterostichus aethiops )
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Beetle (Coleoptera)
Family :	Ground beetle (Carabidae)
Subfamily :	Harpalinae
Genre :	Grave beetle ( Pterostichus )
Type :	Black grave beetle
Scientific name
	Pterostichus aethiops
	( Panzer , 1796)

The black grave beetle ( Pterostichus aethiops ) is a type of beetle from the family of ground beetles (Carabidae).

features

The black grave beetle has a body length of 11.5 to 15.0 millimeters. Like most of the Central European species of the genus Pterostichus , this species is solid black. The pronotum basal pits are not limited to the outside by a longitudinal fold. The third lumbar-cover interval usually has three pore points.

distribution and habitat

The distribution area of the species extends over Central and Eastern Europe. The black burial beetle lives in moist deciduous and mixed forests in the montane and subalpine zone. It is mostly found under the bark and is not uncommon.

literature

Ekkehard Wachmann , Ralph Platen and Dieter Barndt: Ground beetles - observation, way of life . Naturbuch-Verlag, Augsburg 1995, ISBN 3-894-40125-7 : pp. 212-213.

Web links

Pterostichus aethiops at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 5, 2012