Paramecus

Paramecus
A print showing the Paramecus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Stenolophini
Genus:
Dejean, 1829
Synonyms
  • Cylloscelis Curtis, 1839

Paramecus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are at least four described species in Paramecus.[1][2]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Paramecus:

  • Paramecus breviusculus Fairmaire, 1884 (Argentina)
  • Paramecus cylindricus Dejean, 1829 (Argentina)
  • Paramecus ellipticus (Curtis, 1839) (Argentina)
  • Paramecus laevigatus Dejean, 1829 (Chile, Argentina)

References

  1. ^ "GBIF, Paramecus". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Paramecus Dejean, 1829". Retrieved 2024-09-27.