Ancus (beetle)

Ancus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Scaritinae
Tribe: Clivinini
Subtribe: Clivinina
Genus:
Putzeys, 1867

Ancus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Ancus, found in South America and Southeast Asia.[1][2]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Ancus:

  • Ancus bicornutus (Putzeys, 1861) (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil)
  • Ancus cariniceps Andrewes, 1936 (Indonesia)
  • Ancus depressifrons Putzeys, 1867 (Brazil)
  • Ancus excavaticeps Putzeys, 1867 (Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia)
  • Ancus hiekei Balkenohl, 2016 (Laos)
  • Ancus principes Balkenohl, 2016 (Thailand)
  • Ancus sulcicollis Putzeys, 1867 (Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Ancus". Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Ancus Putzeys, 1867". Retrieved 2024-09-17.