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Checklist for Tribe Brachinini Bonelli, 1810
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
74
1983
6237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
251
1020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
225
959
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
225
959
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 20 Species
Brachinus Weber, 1947Bombardier Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18767SpeciesTaxom
Styphlomerus Chaudoir, 18318SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
20 Species and 6 Subspecies
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) abyssinicus (Chaudoir, 1876)⇒ Brachinus variegatus Roth, 1851
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) servillei Marc, 1839
Brachinus servillei liopterus Ancey, 1882
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) sexnotatus Liebke, 1934
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) variegatus Roth, 1851
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) apicalis Erichson, 1843
Brachinus apicalis adansoni Alluaud, 1926
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) dissimilis Basilewsky, 1943
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) mactus Péringuey, 1904
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) somereni Burgeon, 1947
Mastax kulti Basilewsky, 1949
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) arcanus Erichson, 1843
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) insignis (Boheman, 1848)⇒ Pheropsophus bohemani bohemani Chaudoir, 1876
Pheropsophus insignis insignis Boheman, 1848
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) kersteni Gerstaecker, 1866
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) raffrayi Chaudoir, 1878
Pheropsophus bohemani Chaudoir, 1876
Pheropsophus bohemani bohemani Chaudoir, 1876
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) flavus Liebke, 1934
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) gebieni Liebke, 1927
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) ludicrus Erichson, 1843
Styphlomerus ludicrus quadriguus Liebke, 1934
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) placidus Péringuey, 1896
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) postdilatatus Burgeon, 1947
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) quadrimaculatus Dejean, 1831
Styphlomerus quadrimaculatus quadrimaculatus Dejean, 1831

Subnodes of Brachinini with occurrences in Kenya
SubtribeAptinina
Gistel, 1848
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMastacina
Erwin, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePheropsophina
Jeannel, 1949
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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