Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Carabidae (Ground and tiger beetles)

Pterostichus (Steropus) madidus (Fabricius, 1775)

Rundhals-Grabläufer Black Clock Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Carabus madidus Fabricius, 1775 | Feronia nigripes Dalla Torre, 1877 | Feronia rubripes Dalla Torre, 1877 | Molops concinnus Sturm, 1818 | Pterostichus concinnus (Sturm, 1818) | Pterostichus humidus Sturm, 1826 | Pterostichus louveti (Puel, 1924) | Pterostichus nigripes (Dalla Torre, 1877) | Pterostichus picipes Letzner, 1852 | Pterostichus rubripes (Dalla Torre, 1877) | Pterostichus rufipes Letzner, 1852 | Steropus louveti Puel, 1924 | Steropus madidus (Fabricius, 1775) |

  • Pterostichus madidus 8121
    Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775)  Rundhals-Grabläufer  Black Clock Beetle 
    Pterostichus madidus, det. Klaas Reißmann
    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark; 2017-10-13 14:38:41
    Image number: 8121

    DE, Chemnitz, Stadtpark
    2017-10-13 14:38:41
    det. Klaas Reißmann
  • Pterostichus madidus 9903
    Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775)  Rundhals-Grabläufer  Black Clock Beetle 
    Pterostichus madidus, conf. Heike (HC)
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2021-04-13 14:31:51
    Image number: 9903

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2021-04-13 14:31:51
    conf. Heike (HC)
  • Pterostichus madidus 9904
    Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775)  Rundhals-Grabläufer  Black Clock Beetle 
    Pterostichus madidus
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2021-04-13 14:29:15
    Image number: 9904

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2021-04-13 14:29:15
  • Pterostichus madidus 6294
    Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775)  Rundhals-Grabläufer  Black Clock Beetle 
    Pterostichus madidus, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-15 09:53:10
    Image number: 6294

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-15 09:53:10
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Pterostichus madidus 6295
    Pterostichus madidus (Fabricius, 1775)  Rundhals-Grabläufer  Black Clock Beetle 
    Pterostichus madidus
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-08-15 10:13:36
    Image number: 6295

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-08-15 10:13:36

Further vernacular names:
Black Clock
Classification:
Pterostichus madidus belongs to the subfamily Pterostichinae, tribe Pterostichini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Lorenz W. (2019). CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles (version Oct 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Dr. Thomas Götz: Bestimmungsschlüssel zu den nachgewiesenen und potentiell vorkommenden Laufkäfern Baden-Württembergs
  3. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  4. UK Beetles