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Checklist for Tribe Brachinini Bonelli, 1810
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4745
11084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4730
11041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4621
10826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3768
9377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
67
1354
3316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
189
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
156
538
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
156
538
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
9
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
5 Genera with 18 Species
Brachinus Weber, 1825Bombardier Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 19583SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Styphlodromus Basilewsky, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Styphlomerus Chaudoir, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) armiger Dejean, 1831
Brachinus armiger armiger Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) diffusus Chaudoir, 1876
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) caffer Boheman, 1848
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) forticostis Liebke, 1934
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) fuscipennis Dejean, 1825
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) subcostatus Dejean, 1825
Mastax extrema Péringuey, 1896
Mastax ornatella Boheman, 1848
Mastax subornatella Basilewsky, 1958
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) angolensis Erichson, 1843
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) capensis Chaudoir, 1876
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) fastigiatus Linnaeus, 1764
Pheropsophus fastigiatus damara Péringuey, 1896
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) transvaalensis Péringuey, 1896
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) verticalis Dejean, 1825Bombardier Beetle
Pheropsophus papuensis (MacLeay, 1877)⇒ Pheropsophus verticalis Dejean, 1825
Styphlodromus bicolor Basilewsky, 1959
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) placidus Péringuey, 1896

Subnodes of Brachinini with occurrences in Namibia
SubtribeAptinina
Gistel, 1848
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMastacina
Erwin, 1970
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePheropsophina
Jeannel, 1949
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom



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