Nycteis

Nycteis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Subtribe: Pericalina
Genus:
Laporte, 1835
Subgenera
  • Belonognatha Chaudoir, 1843
  • Nycteis Laporte, 1835
Synonyms
  • Beleopterus Klug, 1835

Nycteis is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 15 described species in Nycteis, found in Madagascar.[1][2]

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Nycteis:

  • Nycteis alluaudi (Jeannel, 1949)
  • Nycteis apicalis (Fairmaire, 1904)
  • Nycteis brevicollis Laporte, 1834
  • Nycteis chloroptera (Alluaud, 1936)
  • Nycteis diegana (Jeannel, 1949)
  • Nycteis lampra (Alluaud, 1936)
  • Nycteis latiuscula Fairmaire, 1901
  • Nycteis madagascariensis (Gory, 1833)
  • Nycteis posticalis Fairmaire, 1901
  • Nycteis posticula (Alluaud, 1936)
  • Nycteis pustulata (Chaudoir, 1843)
  • Nycteis scapulata Fairmaire, 1901
  • Nycteis sicardi (Jeannel, 1949)
  • Nycteis signatipennis (Chaudoir, 1870)
  • Nycteis stellulata (Fairmaire, 1897)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Nycteis". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Nycteis Laporte, 1835". Retrieved 2024-09-27.