Chlaenius
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| Genus: | Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810
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Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, North Africa, Afrotropical region, and the Nearctic. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized [1] with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions.[2] The genus is divided into many subgenera.[3]
Species
- Select species
- Chlaenius elegans (Schmidt-Goebel, 1846)[4]
- Chlaenius festivus Panzer, 1796
- Chlaenius purpuricollis Randall 1838
- Chlaenius spoliatus P. Rossi, 1792
See also
References
- ^ Lorenz, W. 2005. Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world. Second Edition. Tizing, Germany. 530pp.
- ^ Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. Zookeys 245:1-1722.
- ^ "Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ Faunula coleopterorum Birmaniae, adjectis nonnullis Bengaliae indiginis. Schmidt-Göbel, H. M. (Hermann Maximilian) 1846
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