title: Physodera
text: # Physodera
  
  Physodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found mainly in Asia.
  
  ## Species
  
  These 13 species belong to the genus Physodera:
  
  * Physodera amplicollis van de Poll, 1889 (Taiwan, Indonesia, Borneo, Philippines)
  * Physodera andrewesi (Jedlicka, 1934) (Philippines)
  * Physodera bacchusi Darlington, 1971 (New Guinea and Australia)
  * Physodera bifenestrata Heller, 1923 (Indonesia and Borneo)
  * Physodera bousqueti Mateu, 1990 (Nepal)
  * Physodera chalceres Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
  * Physodera cyanipennis van de Poll, 1889 (Indonesia and New Guinea)
  * Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829 (Indomalaya)
  * Physodera diglenus Andrewes, 1930 (Malaysia and Indonesia)
  * Physodera eburata Heller, 1923 (Philippines)
  * Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849 (China, Taiwan, Indomalaya)
  * Physodera sciakyi Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (Indonesia)
  * Physodera unicolor Ma; Shi & Liang, 2017 (China)
  
  The following species have become synonyms:
  
  * Physodera cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883): Synonym of Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883)
  
  ## Description
  
  Members of this genus usually have wide mandibles, exhibit forelegs with a well developed cleaning spur, and lack the primary mid-lateral setae on the pronotum. The wing cases are short and broad. The prothorax is nearly globular with a raised tergum.
  
  