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Checklist for Tribe Brachinini Bonelli, 1810
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
3
96
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
79
142
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
79
142
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
4
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
3 Genera with 9 Species
Brachinus Weber, 1825Bombardier Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18373SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachinus (Brachynidius) obtusus Thunberg, 1784
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) diffusus Chaudoir, 1876
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) promontorii Péringuey, 1888
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) fuscipennis Dejean, 1825
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) subcostatus Dejean, 1825
Mastax albonotata Péringuey, 1885
Mastax extrema Péringuey, 1896
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) fastigiatus Linnaeus, 1764
Pheropsophus fastigiatus decipiens Csiki, 1933
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) halteri (Chaudoir, 1837)⇒ Pheropsophus fastigiatus decipiens Csiki, 1933

Subnodes of Brachinini with occurrences in Cape Town
SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMastacina
Erwin, 1970
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePheropsophina
Jeannel, 1949
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brachinini at artfakta.se
Brachinini at dyntaxa.se
Brachinini at itis.gov