NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Pterostichus
  Tribe - Pterostichini
  Subfamily - Harpalinae
  Family - Carabidae
  Suborder - Adephaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Pterostichus adstrictus
      Species - Pterostichus pensylvanicus
      Species - Pterostichus oregonus
      Species - Pterostichus mutus
      Species - Pterostichus lustrans
      Species - Pterostichus trinarius