Pterostichus melanarius

Pterostichus melanarius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Pterostichus
Species:	P. melanarius
Binomial name
	Pterostichus melanarius; (Illiger, 1798)

Pterostichus melanarius, the Rain-Beetle,[1] is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.[2][3] It's a generalist predator, feeding on aphids and slugs.[4]

References

"Pterostichus melanarius (PTESML)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database".
Fauna Europaea
Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London pdf Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
Thomas, R.S.; Glen, D.M.; Symondson, W.O.C. (January 2008). "Prey detection through olfaction by the soil-dwelling larvae of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40 (1): 207–216. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.002.

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[1] "Pterostichus melanarius (PTESML)[Overview]| EPPO Global Database".

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,London pdf Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Thomas, R.S.; Glen, D.M.; Symondson, W.O.C. (January 2008). "Prey detection through olfaction by the soil-dwelling larvae of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 40 (1): 207–216. doi:10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.002.