| Poecilus chalcites | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Poecilus |
| Species: | P. chalcites |
| Binomial name | |
| Poecilus chalcites (Say, 1823) | |
Poecilus chalcites is a species of woodland ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, and North America, and is common in cropland of Illinois and other states.
Poecilus chalcites is a carnivourous species known to eat various crop pests including Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, Helicoverpa zea, Agrotis ipsilon, and Mythimna unipuncta.
Males and females can be distinguished by the shape of the most proximate foretarsus. In males, it is heart-shaped, but in females it is thinner.
References
- "Poecilus chalcites Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "Poecilus chalcites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- "Poecilus chalcites Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ Wiedenmann, Robert N.; Paradise, Mark S.; Duan, Jian J.; Lundgren, Jonathan G. (2005). "Rearing Protocol and Life History Traits for Poecilus chalcites (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Laboratory". Journal of Entomological Science. 40 (2): 126–135. doi:10.18474/0749-8004-40.2.126.
- "Images and collection data for Poecilus chalcites". Pictures from Earth. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
Further reading
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C., eds. (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Bousquet, Y. (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
- Riley, K.; Browne, R. (2011). "Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae)". ZooKeys (147): 601–21. Bibcode:2011ZooK..147..601R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.147.2102. PMC 3286241. PMID 22371677.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
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