Pterostichus diligens (Sturm, 1824)
(a ground beetle)

Interactions where Pterostichus diligens is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
elytron (live) live elytron of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/IrelandMajor Laboulbenia argutoris a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from Latvia, de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia argutoris/Laboulbenia argutorisa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus diligens/Pterostichus diligensa ground beetleliveelytronadultMajor ascoma ectoparasitises live elytron of adult
metasternum (live) live metasternum of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/IrelandMajor Laboulbenia argutoris a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia argutoris/Laboulbenia argutorisa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus diligens/Pterostichus diligensa ground beetlelivemetasternumadultMajor ascoma ectoparasitises live metasternum of adult
prosternum (live) live prosternum of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/IrelandMajor Laboulbenia argutoris a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae New British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993
A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia argutoris/Laboulbenia argutorisa laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus diligens/Pterostichus diligensa ground beetleliveprosternumadultMajor ascoma ectoparasitises live prosternum of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from LatviaActa Mycologica Vol 41 (1): 55-64.
Weir, A. & Beakes, G.W., 1993New British LaboulbenialesMycol. Res. Vol 97 (9): 1045-1055.
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Pterostichus diligens (a ground beetle) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pterostichus diligens (a ground beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPterostichus diligens (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pterostichus diligens (a ground beetle)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pterostichus diligens (a ground beetle):

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