Disphericus

Disphericus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Panagaeinae
Tribe: Peleciini
Subtribe: Peleciina
Genus:
G.R.Waterhouse, 1842
Synonyms
  • Disphaericus Agassiz, 1846

Disphericus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 18 described species in Disphericus, found in Africa.[1][2]

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Disphericus:

  • Disphericus alluaudi Basilewsky, 1938 (Tanzania)
  • Disphericus benadirensis G.Müller, 1941 (Somalia)
  • Disphericus carinulatus Basilewsky, 1955 (Tanzania)
  • Disphericus clavicornis Kolbe, 1895 (DR Congo)
  • Disphericus conradti Kolbe, 1895 (DR Congo, Tanzania)
  • Disphericus deplanatus G.Müller, 1949 (Kenya)
  • Disphericus gambianus G.R.Waterhouse, 1842 (Africa)
  • Disphericus insulanus Basilewsky, 1955 (Equatorial Guinea)
  • Disphericus katangensis Burgeon, 1935 (DR Congo)
  • Disphericus kolbei Alluaud, 1914 (Kenya)
  • Disphericus meneghettii G.Müller, 1949 (Kenya)
  • Disphericus multiporus Bates, 1886 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
  • Disphericus quangoanus Quedenfeldt, 1883 (Congo, DR Congo, Angola)
  • Disphericus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904 (DR and South Africa)
  • Disphericus silvestrii G.Müller, 1949 (Cameroon)
  • Disphericus sulcostriatus Fairmaire, 1887 (DR, Tanzania, Zambia)
  • Disphericus tarsalis Bates, 1886 (Angola)
  • Disphericus zavattarii G.Müller, 1939 (Ethiopia)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Disphericus". Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Disphericus G.R.Waterhouse, 1842". Retrieved 2024-09-20.