Metriini
Wendy Moore
- Metrius Eschscholtz, 1829
- Metrius contractus Eschscholtz 1829
- Metrius explodens Bousquet and Goulet 1990
- Sinometrius Wrase and Schmidt, 2007
- Sinometrius turnai Wrase and Schmidt, 2007
References
Ball, G. E. and S. McCleve. 1990. The Middle American genera of the tribe Ozaenini with notes about the species in southwestern USA and selected species from Mexico. Quaestiones Entomologicae 26(1): 31-116.
Beutel, R. G. 1992. Study on the systematic position of Metriini based on characters of the larval head (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Systematic Entomology 17(3): 207-218.
Bousquet, Y. 1986. Description of first-instar larva of Metrius contractus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with remarks about phylogenetic relationships and ranking of the genus Metrius. Canadian Entomologist 118(4): 373-388.
Bousquet, Y. and H. Goulet. 1990. Description of a new species of Metrius (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussini) from Idaho (USA) with comments on the taxonomic status of the other taxa of the genus. Pan Pacific Entomologist 66(1): 13-18.
Eisner, T., T. H. Jones, D. J. Aneshansley, W. R. Tschinkel, R. E. Silverglied and J. Meinwald. 1977. Chemistry of defensive secretions of bombardier beetles (Brachinini, Metriini, Ozaenini, Paussini). J. Insect Physiol. 23: 1383-1386.
Zinner, K. 1986. Some physiochemical aspects of the defensive reactions of carabid beetles: The presence of pentadecane. Arquivos De Biologia E Tecnologia 29(3): 453-456.
Title Illustrations
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
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