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Checklist for Tribe Brachinini Bonelli, 1810
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
331
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
285
1572
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
285
1572
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
4
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
4
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
4 Genera with 29 Species
Brachinus Weber, 1868Bombardier Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 200517SpeciesTaxom
Styphlomerus Chaudoir, 19271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
29 Species
Brachinus (Brachinus) psophia Audinet-Serv..., 1821
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) costipennis Motschulsky, 1859
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) demoulini Basilewsky, 1962
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) frontalis Chaudoir In ..., 1883
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) hirsutus Bates, 1884
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) mexicanus Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) pallipes Dejean, 1826
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) papua Darlington, 1968
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) quadripennis Dejean, 1825
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) sublaevis Chaudoir, 1868Starry fin
Mastax nana Basilewsky, 1949
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) adrianae Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) amnicola Darlington, 1968
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) aptinomorphus Heller, 1910
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) baehri Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) baliothorax (Heller, 1910)⇒ Pheropsophus verticalis Dejean, 1825
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) balkei Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) brussinoi Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) canis Darlington, 1968
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) catulus Darlington, 1968
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) claudiae Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) delmastroi Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) galloi Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) javanus Dejean, 1825
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) pedes Darlington, 1968
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) riedeli Giachino, 2005
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) verticalis Dejean, 1825Bombardier Beetle
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) wolfi Giachino, 2005
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) gebieni Liebke, 1927

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

Taxom

SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMastacina
Erwin, 1970
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePheropsophina
Jeannel, 1949
1
17
Genus
Species

Taxom



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