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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
84
1437
3222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
186
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
145
351
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
145
351
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
7
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeBrachinini
Bonelli, 1810
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
4 Genera with 14 Species
Brachinus Weber, 1825Bombardier Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Styphlomerus Chaudoir, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans Linnaeus, 1758Bombadier Beetle
Brachinus (Brachynidius) obtusus Thunberg, 1784
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) armiger Dejean, 1831
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) diffusus Chaudoir, 1876
Brachinus (Metabrachinus) promontorii Péringuey, 1888
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) fuscipennis Dejean, 1825
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) longulus Chaudoir, 1876
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
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) vittaticollis Péringuey, 1885

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

Taxom

SubtribeBrachinina
Bonelli, 1810
1
9
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