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Checklist for Suborder Adephaga Schellenberg, 1806 (Adephagans)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
378
3370
6634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
359
3285
6450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
231
2533
5194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
942
1522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
127
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
4 Families width 186 Species and 21 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles115SpeciesTaxom
Dytiscidae Leach, 1815Diving beetles56SpeciesTaxom
Noteridae C. G. Thomson, 1860Burrowing water beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Gyrinidae Latreille, 1802Whirligig beetle0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
127 Genera with 186 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTV
Adelotopus Hope, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Agaporomorphus Zimmermann, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Agra Fabricius, 1982Elegant canopy beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Amarodytes Régimbart, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Amblygnathus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Anaulacus MacLeay, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Ancystroglossus Chaudoir, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Anisocnemus Chaudoir, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Anodocheilus Babington, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Anomotarus Chaudoir, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Anophthalmus Sturm, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ardistomis Putzeys, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Asklepia Liebke, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Barysomus Dejean, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Bidessodes Régimbart, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Bidessonotus Régimbart, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1876Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Brasiella Rivalier, 1833Little Tiger Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Broscus Panzer, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Calophaena Klug, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Canthysellus Baca & Toledo, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1758
Ground beetle0SpeciesTaxom
Cenothyla Rivalier, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cheiloxya Guérin-Ménev..., 18912SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1905Common Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Clinidium Kirby, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Colliuris De Geer, 1933Long-necked Ground Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Copelatus Erichson, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Coptodera Dejean, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Cryptobatis Dana, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 18347SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1798Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cynthidia Chaudoir, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dailodontus Reiche, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Deronectes Sharp, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Derovatellus Sharp, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Desmopachria Babington, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Diploharpus Chaudoir, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Distichus Motschulsky, 18134SpeciesTaxom
Duvalius Delarouzee, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Enceladus Bonelli, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Erwiniana Paulsen & Smith, 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Eucaerus LeConte, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Eucheila Dejean, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Euphorticus Horn, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurycoleus Chaudoir, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Fontidessus Miller & Spa..., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Forcipator Maindron, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1842False Bombardier Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Glyptogrus Bates, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolenus Bates, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Goniocellus Casey, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Gouleta Erwin, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Gyretes Brullé, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Halocoryza Alluaud, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Helluobrochus Reichardt, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Homopterus Westwood, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Hyboptera Chaudoir, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Hydaticus Leach, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Hydrocanthus Say, 18446SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodessus J.Balfour-Br..., 19858SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodytes Miller, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovatus Motschulsky, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Iresia Dejean, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Kearophus Dajoz, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Laccodytes Régimbart, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Laccomimus Toledo & Michat, 2015
0SpeciesTaxom
Lachnophorus Dejean, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1998colorful foliage ground beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Liocanthydrus Guignot, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Liodessus Guignot, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Megadytes Sharp, 17954SpeciesTaxom
Mesonoterus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Micratopus Casey, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdessus Young, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Mioptachys Bates, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Mizotrechus Bates, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Nemotarsus LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Neobidessus Young, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Neptosternus Sharp, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Notocolpodes Basilewsky, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Notomicrus Sharp, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 182512SpeciesTaxom
Onota Chaudoir, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycrepis Reiche, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxydrepanus Putzeys, 1866
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonium Basilewsky, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachydrus Sharp, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachyteles Perty, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Paraclivina Kult, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Paratachys Casey, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentacomia Bates, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pentagonica Schmidt-Göbel, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Percus Bonelli, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Perigona Laporte, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaeoxantha Chaudoir, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Platynectes Régimbart, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Polyderis Motschulsky, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Prionohydrus Gómez & Mil..., 2013
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaptinus Castelnau de..., 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Psychistrus Andrewes, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Psychristus Andrewes, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhantus Dejean, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1880Scarites Ground Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Schizogenius Putzeys, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Semiclivina Kult, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Spanglerodessus Miller & Garcia, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrepis Chaudoir, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Stenognathus Chaudoir, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Suphis Aubé, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Suphisellus Crotch, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Tepuidessus Spangler, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 2007Metallic Tiger Beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoderus Dejean, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Thermonectus Dejean, 18355SpeciesTaxom
Vatellus Aubé, 18353SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
186 Species and 21 Subspecies
Adelotopus longus tropicus Baehr, 1997
Agaporomorphus knischi Zimmermann, 1921
Agra brunnea Liebke, 1940
Agra caligo Erwin, 1982
Agra demerasa
Agra demerasae Erwin, 1984
Agra guyanensis Chaudoir, 1863
Agra picipes Klug, 1834
Agra tumatumari Erwin, 1982
Amblygnathus lucidus Dejean, 1829
Anaulacus (Aephnidius) ampliusculus Chaudoir, 1876
Anaulacus (Macracanthus) tuberculatus Chaudoir, 1876
Ancystroglossus dimidiaticornis Chaudoir, 1863
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Anodocheilus janae Young, 1974Sand-dune skyrocket
Anodocheilus lenorae Young, 1974Sand-dune skyrocket
Anodocheilus sarae Young, 1974Sand-dune skyrocket
Anodocheilus silvestrii Régimbart, 1903
Anomotarus geophilus geophilus Montrouzier, 1860
Anophthalmus erebus erebus Krauss, 1906
Asklepia strandi Liebke, 1938
Barysomus cephalotes Erichson, 1848
Bidessodes (Bidessodes) charaxinus Young, 1986
Bidessodes (Bidessodes) evanidus Young, 1986
Bidessodes (Bidessodes) semistriatus Régimbart, 1900
Bidessodes (Bidessodes) subsignatus Zimmermann, 1921
Bidessodes (Hughbosdinius) knischi Zimmermann, 1921
Bidessodes (Hughbosdinius) obscuripennis Zimmermann, 1921
Bidessodes (Youngulus) franki Spangler, 1981
Bidessonotus dubius Young, 1990
Bidessonotus tibialis Régimbart, 1895
Bidessonotus truncatus J.Balfour-Br..., 1947
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) aeger Chaudoir, 1876Buliga
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) limbiger Chaudoir, 1876
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella argentata argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella argentata macella Rivalier, 1955
Brasiella (Brasiella) misella Chaudoir, 1854
Brasiella (Brasiella) sphaerodera Rivalier, 1955
Brasiella (Brasiella) venustula Gory, 1833
Broscus patruelis (L. Dufour, 1820)⇒ Percus patruelis L. Dofour, 1820
Calleida (Calleida) guyanensis Chaudoir, 1872
Calleida (Calleida) plicaticollis Buquet, 1835
Calophaena pleurostigma Chaudoir, 1861
Canthysellus buqueti Laporte de C..., 1835
Cenothyla cognata Chaudoir, 1843
Cheiloxya binotata Castelnau, 1833
Cheiloxya longipennis W. Horn, 1891
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) cyaniventris Chevrolat, 1834
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) vasseletii Chevrolat, 1834
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Clinidium (Clinidium) impressum R.T. & J.R. ..., 1985
Clinidium (Clinidium) rojasi Chevrolat, 1873
Colliuris (Calocolliuris) demerarae Liebke, 1930
Colliuris (Colliuris) puberula Liebke, 1930
Colliuris (Odacanthina) academica Liebke, 1933
Copelatus buqueti Aubé, 1838
Copelatus silvestrii Régimbart, 1903
Copelatus strigipennis Laporte, 1835
Coptodera (Coptodera) nitidula Buquet, 1834Bihang paku
Coptodera (Coptodera) picea Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Ctenostoma (Ctenostoma) formicarium (Fabricius, 1801)⇒ Ctenostoma unifasciatum unifasciatum Dejean, 1831
Ctenostoma (Ctenostoma) jekelii Chevrolat, 1858
Ctenostoma jekelii jekelii Chevrolat, 1858
Ctenostoma (Ctenostoma) succinctum Castelnau, 1834
Ctenostoma (Microprocephalus) pusillum Naviaux, 1998
Ctenostoma unifasciatum unifasciatum Dejean, 1831
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) metallicum Castelnau, 1834
Cylindera (Plectographa) suturalis Fabricius, 1798
Cylindera suturalis suturalis Fabricius, 1798
Cylindera yaguaree suturalis Fabricius, 1798
Cynthidia planodiscus planodiscus Perty, 1830
Deronectes opatrinus Germar, 1824
Derovatellus lentus Wehncke, 1876
Diploharpus laevigatus Perrault, 1992
Diploharpus termitophilus Perrault, 1992
Distichus (Lophogenius) ebeninus Lynch, 1878
Distichus (Lophogenius) lacordairei Dejean, 1831
Distichus (Lophogenius) morio Dejean, 1831
Distichus (Lophogenius) orientalis Bonelli, 1813
Duvalius paroecus dryops Bokor, 1913
Duvalius (Typhloduvalius) dolops Jeannel, 1937
Dyscolus (Glyptolenopsis) degallieri Perrault, 1991
Elaphropus reticulatus (Andrewes, 1925)⇒ Elaphropus cordatus Bruneau De Mire, 1966
Enceladus gygas Bonelli, 1813
Eucaerus sublimbatus Motschulsky, 1862
Eucheila (Hansus) reichardti Ball & Shpeley, 1983
Eurycoleus poecilopterus Buquet, 1834Greasewood borer
Fontidessus aquarupe Miller & Mon..., 2014
Fontidessus ornatus Miller, 2008
Forcipator grandis Perty, 1830
Galerita (Galerita) africana Dejean, 1825
Galerita (Galerita) occidentalis Olivier, 1795
Galerita (Galerita) tristis (Reiche, 1842)⇒ Galerita africana Dejean, 1825
Glyptogrus molopinus Perty, 1830
Gouleta cayennensis Dejean, 1831
Halocoryza whiteheadiana Erwin, 2011
Helluobrochus cribratus Reiche, 1843
Homopterus arrowi Reichensperger, 1938
Homopterus cunctans Reichensperger, 1938
Hyboptera tuberculata Dejean, 1825
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) lateralis Laporte, 1835
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) subfasciatus Laporte, 1835
Hydaticus (Prodaticus) xanthomelas Brullé, 1837
Hydrocanthus (Guignocanthus) debilis (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Hydrocanthus guignoti Young, 1985
Hydrocanthus (Guignocanthus) guignoti Young, 1985
Hydrocanthus (Hydrocanthus) ancus Guignot, 1942
Hydrocanthus (Hydrocanthus) marmoratus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Hydrocanthus (Hydrocanthus) sharpi Zimmermann, 1928Eveningsnow
Hydrocanthus (Hydrocanthus) socius F.Sahlberg, 1844
Hydrodessus angularis Young, 1970
Hydrodessus fragans
Hydrodessus fragrans Spangler, 1985
Hydrodessus maculatus Miller, 2016
Hydrodessus peloteretes Spangler, 1985
Hydrodessus phyllisae Spangler, 1985
Hydrodessus robinae Spangler, 1985
Hydrodessus spanus Spangler, 1985
Hydrodytes inaciculatus Guignot, 1957
Hydrodytes opalinus Zimmermann, 1921
Hydrovatus ischyrus Guignot, 1954
Iresia (Palaeoiresia) surinamensis Chaudoir, 1862
Kearophus guyanensis Dajoz, 2004
Lebia (Chelonodema) omophoita Reichardt, 1972
Lebia cruxminor cruxminor Linnaeus, 1758
Lebia (Lebia) guyanensis Chaudoir, 1871
Lebia (Lebia) sellata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ 
Lebia (Lebia) sexmaculata (Buquet, 1834)⇒ Lebia cruxminor cruxminor Linnaeus, 1758
Lebia (Poecilothais) schmidtgoebeli Lorenz, 1998
Liocanthydrus bicolor J.Balfour-Br..., 1969
Liocanthydrus clayae J.Balfour-Br..., 1969
Liodessus microscopicus Zimmermann, 1921
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Megadytes (Bifurcitus) giganteus (Laporte, 1835)⇒ Megadytes lherminieri Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Megadytes (Bifurcitus) lherminieri Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Megadytes (Megadytes) fraternus Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Megadytes (Megadytes) laevigatus Olivier, 1795
Microdessus atomarius Sharp, 1882
Neobidessus alternatus Régimbart, 1889
Neobidessus surinamensis Régimbart, 1889
Neptosternus compsus Guignot, 1953
Notiobia (Notiobia) glabrata Arndt, 1998
Notocolpodes morpho Jeannel, 1948
Notomicrus gracilipes Sharp, 1882Grand Junction camissonia
Notomicrus sharpi J.Balfour-Br..., 1939
Notomicrus traili (Sharp, 1882)⇒ Notomicrus gracilipes Sharp, 1882
Odontocheila bipunctata (Fabricius, 1792)⇒ Odontocheila cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Odontocheila cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Odontocheila cayennensis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Odontocheila cajennensis Fabricius, 1787
Odontocheila cayennensis bipunctata Fabricius, 1792
Odontocheila cayennensis cayennensis Fabricius, 1787
Odontocheila chrysis Fabricius, 1801
Odontocheila cognata Chaudoir, 1843
Odontocheila exilis Bates, 1884
Odontocheila ignita Chaudoir, 1860
Odontocheila luridipes Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila margineguttata Dejean, 1825
Odontocheila margineguttata margineguttata Dejean, 1825
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) striola Perty, 1830
Pachyteles striola granulatus Dejean, 1831
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) ventralis Dejean, 1825
Pentacomia ventralis ventralis Dejean, 1825
Percus (Pseudopercus) patruelis L. Dofour, 1820
Pericompsus (Eidocompsus) reticulatus Erwin, 1974
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) polychaetus Erwin, 1974
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Phaeoxantha aequinoctialis aequinoctialis Dejean, 1825
Pheropsophus (Pheropsophus) aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1763
Pheropsophus rivierii Demay, 1838
Rhantus (Rhantus) calidus Fabricius, 1792
Scarites (Taeniolobus) guerini Chaudoir, 1855
Scarites (Taeniolobus) reichei Chaudoir, 1880
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) scopaeus Whitehead, 1972Twolobed goby
Spanglerodessus shorti K.B.Miller &..., 2011
Stenocrepis (Stenocrepis) angustipennis Chaudoir In ..., 1883
Stenognathus (Stenognathus) crenulatus Chaudoir, 1869
Suphisellus majusculus Sharp, 1882
Suphisellus nigrinus Aubé, 1838
Suphisellus pereirai Guignot, 1958
Tepuidessus breweri Spangler, 1981
Tetracha (Neotetracha) lacordairei Gory, 1833
Tetracha (Paratetracha) globosicollis W. Horn, 1913
Tetracha globosicollis globosicollis W.Horn, 1913
Tetracha sobrina guyanensis Naviaux, 2007
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha erichsoni W.Horn, 1892
Tetracha smaragdina J.Thomson, 1857
Tetracha zerchei Naviaux, 2007
Tetragonoderus (Peronoscelis) figuratus Dejean, 1831
Thermonectus circumscriptus Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Thermonectus leprieuri J.Balfour-Br..., 1944
Thermonectus nobilis Zimmermann, 1924Eveningsnow
Thermonectus succinctus Aubé, 1838
Thermonectus variegatus Laporte, 1835
Vatellus amae K.B.Miller, 2005
Vatellus grandis Buquet, 1840
Vatellus tarsatus Laporte, 1835

Subnodes of Adephaga with occurrences in Guyana
SuperfamilyCaraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
90
115
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDytiscoidea
Leach, 1815
2
36
71
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGyrinidae
Latreille, 1802
whirligig beetle, Whirligig beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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