Pterostichus honnoratii is a species of ground beetles belonging to the family Carabidae.Biolib
Subspecies Pterostichus honnoratii honnoratii (Dejean, 1828) Pterostichus honnoratii ludovici Schatzmayr, 1930 Pterostichus honnoratii sellae Stierlin, 1881
Description Pterostichus honnoratii can reach a length of about .M. Lucas Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Myriapodes The three subspecies differ in the morphology of posterior angles (ssp. sellae: obtuse and blunt; ssp. honnoratii: right and protruding) and anterior angles (ssp. honnoratii: protruding; ssp. ludovici: little protruding) of pronotum.Luigi Bisio Note corologiche, tassonomiche ed ecologiche su Pterostichus (Pterostichus) honnoratii (Dejean, 1828) (Coleoptera Carabidae) These beetles are predatory.
Distribution This species is present in Italy, in France and in Switzerland.Fauna europaea
Habitat P. honnoratii lives in the high alpine areas and in lower altitude in forests. It prefers the limestone screes and the debris of calcareous schists. These beetles can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil.
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