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Checklist for Tribe Brachinini Bonelli, 1810
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
85
1563
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
214
698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
187
608
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
187
608
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
5
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
4 Genera with 20 Species
Brachinus Weber, 1876Bombardier Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 18012SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 187611SpeciesTaxom
Styphlomerus Chaudoir, 18762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
20 Species and 3 Subspecies
Brachinus (Aploa) pictus Hope, 1833
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) immaculicornis Dejean, 1826
Brachinus immaculicornis immaculicornis Dejean, 1826
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) lesnei Andrewes, 1923
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) sexmaculatus (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Brachinus lesnei Andrewes, 1923
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) tetracolon Chaudoir, 1876
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) limbellus (Chaudoir, 1876)⇒ Brachinus immaculicornis immaculicornis Dejean, 1826
Mastax euanthes Andrewes, 1924
Mastax histrio Fabricius, 1801
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1771)⇒ Pheropsophus nebulosus formosanus Dupuis, 1912
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) catoirei (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Pheropsophus lissoderus Chaudoir, 1850
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) chaudoiri Arrow, 1901
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) discicollis (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Pheropsophus hilaris Fabricius, 1798
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) hilaris Fabricius, 1798
Pheropsophus hilaris sobrinus Dejean, 1826
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) javanus Dejean, 1825
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) lissoderus Chaudoir, 1850
Pheropsophus nebulosus formosanus Dupuis, 1912
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) occipitalis W.S.Macleay, 1825
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) picicollis Chaudoir, 1876
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerinus) fusciceps Schmidt-Gobel, 1846
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerinus) ruficeps Chaudoir, 1876

Subnodes of Brachinini with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubtribeAptinina
Gistel, 1848
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMastacina
Erwin, 1970
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePheropsophina
Jeannel, 1949
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom



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