Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787)
(a ground beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPterostichus oblongopunctatus (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 oblongopunctatus (a ground beetle) :
1: Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (a ground beetle)
26 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under bark on cut logs lying on the ground
Image 1: UppersideImage 2: Underside
2: Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (a ground beetle)
26 Dec 1997 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under bark on cut logs lying on the ground
Image 1: UppersideImage 2: Underside

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

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