Pterostichus niger (Schaller, 1783)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPterostichus niger (a ground beetle)
GenusPterostichus (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (a subfamily of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Pterostichus niger (a ground beetle) :
1: Pterostichus niger (a ground beetle)
9 May 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Head and thorax - lateral - enlargedImage 6: Lateral view - enlarged

Pterostichus niger (a ground beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pterostichus niger (a ground beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pterostichus niger (a ground beetle)
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