Pterostichus nigrita (Paykull, 1790)
(a ground beetle)

Interactions where Pterostichus nigrita 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
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma Foreign Laboulbenia rigida Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from Latvia, de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Laboulbenia rigida/Laboulbenia rigidaascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus nigrita/Pterostichus nigritaa ground beetleliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult
elytra (live) live elytra of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Laboulbenia pseudomasci 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 pseudomasci/Laboulbenia pseudomascia laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus nigrita/Pterostichus nigritaa ground beetleliveelytraadult ascoma ectoparasitises live elytra of adult
metathorax (live) live metathorax of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Laboulbenia pseudomasci 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 pseudomasci/Laboulbenia pseudomascia laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus nigrita/Pterostichus nigritaa ground beetlelivemetathoraxadult ascoma ectoparasitises live metathorax of adult
prothorax (live) live prothorax of adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Laboulbenia pseudomasci 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 pseudomasci/Laboulbenia pseudomascia laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Pterostichus nigrita/Pterostichus nigritaa ground beetleliveprothoraxadult ascoma ectoparasitises live prothorax of adult

Author & YearTitleSource
de Kessel, A. & Krastina-de Kesel, I., 2006Laboulbeniales (Ascomycetes) from LatviaActa Mycologica Vol 41 (1): 55-64.
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPterostichus nigrita (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 nigrita (a ground beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

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

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

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