# Bronzed Blackclock (*Pterostichus oblongopunctatus*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/bronzed-blackclock  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The bronzed blackclock (Pterostichus oblongopunctatus) is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.26 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 30 countries, including Albania, Austria and Belarus.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 9 mm – 1.26 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 30 countries |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Small sheet-web weaver (*Microneta viaria*), Coelotes terrestris (*Coelotes terrestris*), Diplocephalus picinus (*Diplocephalus picinus*), Ectinus aterrimus (*Ectinus aterrimus*), Common Schendyla (*Schendyla nemorensis*), Allajulus nitidus (*Allajulus nitidus*), Red-brown click beetle (*Athous haemorrhoidalis*), Common cryptops (*Cryptops hortensis*), Euophrys frontalis (*Euophrys frontalis*), Geophilus insculptus (*Geophilus insculptus*), Harpactea lepida (*Harpactea lepida*), Lathrobium brunnipes (*Lathrobium brunnipes*). Recorded predators: Abax ovalis (*Abax ovalis*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Coleoptera
- family: Carabidae
- genus: Pterostichus
- species: *Pterostichus oblongopunctatus* (Fabricius, 1787)

Synonyms: *Argutor oblongopunctatus*, *Bothriopterus laevicollis*, *Bothriopterus oblongopunctatus*, *Carabus hafniensis*, *Carabus oblongopunctatus*, *Feronia melanoscelis*, *Feronia oblongopunctata*, *Platysma foveolatum*, *Platysma laevicolle*, *Platysma satuninianum*, *Pterostichus angusticollis*, *Pterostichus biseriatus*, *Pterostichus bosnicus*, *Pterostichus foveolatus*, *Pterostichus hafniensis*, *Pterostichus honshuensis*, *Pterostichus laevicollis*, *Pterostichus melanoscelis*, *Pterostichus niger*, *Pterostichus oblongopunctatus bosnicus*, *Pterostichus octopunctatus*, *Pterostichus rufipes*, *Pterostichus rufiventris*, *Pterostichus satuninianus*, *Pterostichus viridis*

## Countries on record

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

## Common questions

### How big is the bronzed blackclock?

An adult bronzed blackclock measures 9 mm – 1.26 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the bronzed blackclock live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the bronzed blackclock for 30 countries, including Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium and Bulgaria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the bronzed blackclock?

The bronzed blackclock (Pterostichus oblongopunctatus) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.

### What eats the bronzed blackclock?

Animals recorded preying on the bronzed blackclock include abax ovalis. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

### Which animals does the bronzed blackclock eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the bronzed blackclock include small sheet-web weaver, coelotes terrestris, diplocephalus picinus and ectinus aterrimus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

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