Metiini
Kipling Will
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This group is restricted to southern South America where they are frequently one of the most abundant groups of ground beetles. They have several extremely different body forms with Abropus being very platynine-like and most Metius are very harpaline-like. Most Metius are heavily-built ground dwelling species, while Abropus is commonly found on the ground and climbing on vegetation.Characteristics
All metiines share the absence (Fig A.) of the suture between the mentum and submentum, which is present in other pterostichines (Fig. B).
All members except Feroniola species have setose paraglossae (Fig. A), while the more common condition in pterostichites is glabrous (Fig. B).
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
DNA sequence data place this group as sister to the Notonomus series (K.Will unpublished).Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Abropus carnifex |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | K.Will |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
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| Scientific Name | Antarctiola |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | Adult |
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- First online 07 July 2006
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Will, Kipling. 2006. Metiini. Version 07 July 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Metiini/51319/2006.07.07 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
