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Checklist for Family Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Carabid beetles)
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
 


Genera for Western Cape
145 Genera with 351 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTX
Abacetodes Straneo, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Abacetus Dejean, 189912SpeciesTaxom
Acupalpus Latreille, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Agonidium Jeannel, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Agra Fabricius, 2000Elegant canopy beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Amblystomus Erichson, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Anaulacus MacLeay, 03SpeciesTaxom
Anchomenus Bonelli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Angionychus Klug, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Anillopsis Jeannel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Anomophaenus Fauvel, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Anthia Weber, 182711SpeciesTaxom
Anthracus Motschulsky, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Antireicheia Basilewsky, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Aphoenops Bonvouioir, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Arsinoe Castelnau, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Atrotus Péringuey, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Auchmerus Andrewes, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Axinidium Sturm, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Badister Clairville, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Baeoglossa Chaudoir, 18061SpeciesTaxom
Bascanus Péringuey, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Basilewskya Straneo, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Batoscelis Dejean, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18125SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1825Bombardier Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Brachynillus Reitter, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Callistomimus Chaudoir, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1831Caterpillar hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Camptoscelis Dejean, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Capabatus Csiki, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1784Ground beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodera Jeannel, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Chalcochrous Chaudoir, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1821Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle15SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1825Common Tiger Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 03SpeciesTaxom
Cophosomorpha Tschitschérine, 18907SpeciesTaxom
Coptoptera Chaudoir, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Coptopterina Basilewsky, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cothresia Jeannel, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cratognathus Dejean, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Crepidogaster Dana, 18626SpeciesTaxom
Crepidonellus Basilewsky, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cycloloba Chaudoir, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1831Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cymindis Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymindoidea Laporte, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Cypholoba Chaudoir, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Dinodes Bonet, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Diplocheila Brullé, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Do Baehr, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Dromica Dejean, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Dromius Bonelli, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Drymatus Motschulsky, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Drypta Latreille, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Duvalius Delarouzee, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 05SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Eucolliuris Liebke, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eurylychnus Bates, 01SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1834False Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Geobaenus Dejean, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Glypta Gravenhorst, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Gonogenia Chaudoir, 17934SpeciesTaxom
Graphipterus Latreille, 18315SpeciesTaxom
Habrodera Motschulsky, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Haplotrachelus Chaudoir, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Harpalodiodes Bousquet, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Harpalomorphus Péringuey, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 022SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopus Boheman, 18247SpeciesTaxom
Laemostenus Bonelli, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1896colorful foliage ground beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Leptosarcus Péringuey, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Liamegalonychus Basilewsky, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Lionychus Wissmann, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Lipostratia Chaudoir, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lonchosternus LaFerté-Séne..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Lophyra Motschulsky, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Machozetus Chaudoir, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheilus Hope, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Manticora Fabricius, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 18962SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Megalonychus Chaudoir, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanchiton Andrewes, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Mesolestes Schatzmayr, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Metagonum Jeannel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Metaxymorphus Chaudoir, 189612SpeciesTaxom
Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Microschemus Andrewes, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Myriochila Motschulsky, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1792Gazelle Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Neobatenus Jeannel, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Ogmophora Tschitschérine, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Omophron Latreille, 1860Round Sand Beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Omostropus Péringuey, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oodes Bonelli, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesus Motschoulsky, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Pachyodontus Chaudoir, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Paranchus Lindroth, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Paraxinidium Basilewsky, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Parophonus Ganglbauer, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Passalidius Chaudoir, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 18557SpeciesTaxom
Peliocypas Schmidt-Gobel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pentacomia Bates, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pentaplatarthrus Jeannel, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Perileptus Schaum, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Phloeozetus Peyron, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Plagiopyga Dana, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Platychile MacLeay, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Pogonus Dejean, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Psydrus LeConte, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1930Woodland Ground Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Reicheia Saulcy, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1821Scarites Ground Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Singilis Rambur, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Siopelus Murray, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Stenidia Brullé, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1823Seedcorn Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Sthenocranion Tschitschérine, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Styphlomerus Chaudoir, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Systolocranius Chaudoir, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Tachyta Kirby, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Tachyura Motschulsky, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Teratotarsa Tschitschérine, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonoderus Dejean, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Tilius Chaudoir, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Trechiama Jeannel, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Trechosia Jeannel, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Trechosiella Jeannel, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Xenitenus Péringuey, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Xenodochus Andrewes, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
351 Species and 8 Subspecies
Abacetodes nanniscus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Astigis) confinis Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Astigis) majorinus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) aterrimus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) chalceus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) chalcites Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus cyclomus cyclomus Tschitschérine, 1903
Abacetus (Caricus) fraternus Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Caricus) minutus Dejean, 1831
Abacetus (Caricus) olivaceus Tschitschérine, 1900
Abacetus (Caricus) perplexus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) tibiellus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Distrigodes) perturbator Péringuey, 1899
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) egenus Péringuey, 1896
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) gracilis Boheman, 1848
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) simplex Péringuey, 1896
Agonidium natalense Boheman, 1848
Agonum (Olisares) punctiforme Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) rufipes (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Agonum fuliginosum Panzer, 1809
Agra yola Erwin, 2000
Amblystomus capensis Motschulsky, 1864
Amblystomus ornatipennis Boheman, 1848
Anaulacus (Aephnidius) capensis Péringuey, 1896
Anaulacus (Aephnidius) madagascariensis Chaudoir, 1850
Anaulacus basilewskyi
Anchomenus (Anchomenus) dorsalis Pontoppidan, 1763
Angionychus lividus Klug, 1853
Anillopsis capensis Péringuey, 1896
Anomophaenus costatogranulatus Chaudoir, 1879
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta Klug, 1853
Anthia (Anthia) maxillosa Fabricius, 1781
Anthia (Anthia) thoracica Thunberg, 1784Two-spotted Ground Beetle
Anthia (Thermophilum) biguttata Bonelli, 1813
Anthia (Thermophilum) cephalotes Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Anthia (Thermophilum) decemguttata Linnaeus, 1764
Anthia (Thermophilum) namaqua Péringuey, 1896
Anthia depressa Thunberg, 1806
Anthia homoplata Lequien, 1833
Anthia rugosa Thunberg, 1827
Anthracus biplagiatus Boheman, 1858
Antireicheia kogelbergensis Bulirsch & M..., 2012
Aphoenops pluto hydrophilus (A. Gaudin, 1945)⇒ Aphaenops pluto hydrophilus A. Gaudin, 1945
Arsinoe distinguenda Péringuey, 1896
Arsinoe quadriguttata Castelnau, 1835
Atrotus forcipatus Péringuey, 1896
Auchmerus trachys Andrewes, 1929
Axinidium africanum Sturm, 1843
Badister (Baudia) promontorii Péringuey, 1896
Baeoglossa villosa Thunberg, 1806
Bascanus gracilis Péringuey, 1896
Basilewskya trachelocyphoides Straneo, 1948
Batoscelis luctuosa Péringuey, 1896
Batoscelis promontorii Péringuey, 1896
Bembidion (Furcacampa) mimus Hayward, 1897
Bembidion (Nepha) callosum Kuster, 1847
Bembidion (Omotaphus) mellissii Wollaston, 1869
Bembidion (Omotaphus) mixtum (Schaum, 1863)⇒ Bembidion obscurellum obscurellum Motschulsky, 1844
Bembidion (Peryphus) tibiale Duftschmid, 1812
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
Brachynillus pallidus Péringuey, 1896
Calleida (Callidiola) capensis Chaudoir, 1847
Callistomimus quadripustulatus Gory, 1833
Calosoma (Campalita) chlorostictum Dejean, 1831
Camptoscelis hottentotta Olivier, 1795
Capabatus raffrayi Péringuey, 1899
Carabus (Archiplectes) obtusus Ganglbauer, 1886
Carabus (Chrysocarabus) strasseri Lauffer, 1905
Carabus promachus promachus Bates, 1891
Carabus corruscans
Carabus fasciatus (Paykull, 1790)⇒ 
Carabus leucopterus
Carabus tabidus (Thunberg, 1784)⇒ Gonogenia tabida Fabricius, 1793
Chalcochrous degener Péringuey, 1896
Chalcochrous lenis Germar, 1824
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) marginicollis Boheman, 1848
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) angustatus (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Chlaenius gotschii Chaudoir, 1846
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) cylindricollis Dejean, 1831
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) leucoristus Chaudoir, 1876
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) tenuicollis Fabricius, 1801
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) coscinioderus Chaudoir, 1856
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) nitidiceps Dejean, 1826
Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812
Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) fulvipes (Chaudoir, 1835)⇒ Chlaenius intermedius Chaudoir, 1856
Chlaenius (Ocybatus) reichei LaFerté-Séne..., 1851
Chlaenius (Prochlaeniellus) limbatus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Chlaenius circumdatus circumdatus Brullé, 1835
Chlaenius (Prochlaeniellus) limbipennis Boheman, 1860
Chlaenius (Rhysotrachelus) quadrimaculatus (Boheman, 1848)⇒ Chlaenius dusaultii fulvosignatus Reiche, 1850
Chlaenius (Wilmernstus) laetus Fabricius, 1794
Chlaenius dichrous Wiedemann, 1821
Cicindela (Austrocicindela) marginella Dejean, 1826
Cicindela (Cicindela) hybrida Linnaeus, 1758Northern dune tiger beetle
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) lurida Fabricius, 1781
Cicindela herero Péringuey, 1893
Cicindela obliqua
Cicindela rotundicollis Dejean, 1825
Clivina (Clivina) capensis Kult, 1959
Clivina (Clivina) madagascariensis Putzeys, 1846
Clivina afra
Cophosomorpha caffra Dejean, 1828
Cophosomorpha capicola Tschitschérine, 1890
Cophosomorpha dichroa Tschitschérine, 1890
Cophosomorpha fallaciosa Tschitschérine, 1899
Cophosomorpha laetans Péringuey, 1926
Cophosomorpha propinqua Péringuey, 1926
Cophosomorpha soror Tschitschérine, 1890
Coptoptera capicola Péringuey, 1896
Coptopterina punctatostriata Péringuey, 1896
Coptopterina scutellaris Péringuey, 1896
Cothresia tabulae Péringuey, 1899
Cratognathus capensis Castelnau, 1835
Cratognathus grandiceps Boheman, 1860
Cratognathus mandibularis Dejaen, 1829
Crepidogaster (Crepidogaster) costata Dejean, 1831
Crepidogaster (Crepidogaster) decolorata Basilewsky, 1959
Crepidogaster (Crepidogaster) infuscata Dejean, 1825
Crepidogaster (Crepidogaster) nonstriata Chaudoir, 1876
Crepidogaster (Crepidogaster) plagata Basilewsky, 1988
Crepidogaster (Crepidogaster) rufescens Motschulsky, 1862
Crepidonellus (Crepidonellus) pusillus Péringuey, 1888
Cycloloba septemguttata Fabricius, 1794
Cylindera (Ifasina) centropunctata Dejean, 1831
Cymindoidea deplanata Boheman, 1848
Cypholoba gracilis Dejean, 1831
Cypholoba macilenta Olivier, 1795
Dinodes (Pachydinodes) simplex Wiedemann, 1821
Diplocheila (Isorembus) capensis Péringuey, 1896
Do holotrichius Baehr, 2009
Dromica (Dromica) coarctata Dejean, 1822
Dromius (Dromius) eremnus Andrewes, 1933
Dromius (Klepterus) majorinus Péringuey, 1896
Drymatus tessellatus Motschulsky, 1862
Drypta (Deserida) distincta P.Rossi, 1792
Drypta (Drypta) dentata P.Rossi, 1790
Duvalius paroecus dryops Bokor, 1913
Duvalius szladyi anubis Bokor, 1913
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) dejeanii Putzeys, 1846
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) pilosus LeConte, 1857
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) franzi Kult, 1954
Dyschirius (Paradyschirius) dispar Péringuey, 1896
Dyschirius capensis
Dyscolus (Dyscolidion) epilissus Bates, 1884
Dyscolus (Dyscolidion) lissomus Bates, 1882
Elaphropus (Elaphropus) fartus Péringuey, 1896
Elaphropus (Elaphropus) nanophyes Andrewes, 1925
Elaphropus (Sphaerotachys) hoemorroidalis Ponza, 1805
Elaphropus ascendens Alluaud, 1917
Elaphropus cautus Péringuey, 1899
Eucolliuris capicola Péringuey, 1896
Eurylychnus dyschiriodes
Galerita (Galerita) striata Klug, 1834
Geobaenus ingenuus Perynguey, 1896
Geobaenus lateralis Dejean, 1829
Glypta albifaciens Dasch, 1988
Glypta albonotata Dasch, 1988
Glypta saperdae Dasch, 1988
Glypta tortricis Dasch, 1988
Glypta truncata Provancher, 1883
Gonogenia oxygona Chaudoir, 1844
Gonogenia rugosopunctata Thunberg, 1806
Gonogenia spinipennis Chaudoir, 1850
Gonogenia tabida Fabricius, 1793
Graphipterus griseus Chaudoir, 1870
Graphipterus hessei Burgeon, 1929
Graphipterus limbatus Castelnau, 1840
Graphipterus trilineatus Fabricius, 1787
Graphipterus vittatus Dejean, 1831
Habrodera capensis Linnaeus, 1764
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) dregei Chaudoir, 1879
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) ignobilis Chaudoir, 1879
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) laevis Banninger, 1932
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) pasimachoides Chaudoir, 1879
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) planatus Banninger, 1935
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) subcrenatus Chaudoir, 1855
Haplotrachelus (Haplotrachelus) wiedemanni Crotch, 1871
Harpalodiodes xanthorhaphus Wiedemann, 1825
Harpalomorphus aeneipennis Péringuey, 1896
Harpalomorphus capicola Péringuey, 1896
Harpalomorphus modestus Péringuey, 1896
Harpalomorphus rufipennis Péringuey, 1896
Harpalus (Amblystus) rubripes Dufischmid, 1812Bareyed goby
Harpalus dispar dispar Dejean, 1829
Harpalus (Harpalus) capicola Dejean, 1829
Harpalus (Harpalus) defector Péringuey, 1896
Harpalus (Harpalus) exiguus Boheman, 1848
Harpalus (Harpalus) fuscipennis Wiedemann, 1825
Harpalus (Harpalus) fuscoaeneus Dejean, 1829
Harpalus (Harpalus) hybridus Boheman, 1848
Harpalus (Harpalus) meteorus Basilewsky, 1946
Harpalus (Harpalus) miles Péringuey, 1896
Harpalus (Harpalus) nanniscus Péringuey, 1896
Harpalus (Harpalus) natalensis Boheman, 1848
Harpalus (Harpalus) parvulus (Dejean, 1829)⇒ Harpalus pumilus Sturm, 1818
Harpalus (Harpalus) rufomarginatus Boheman, 1848
Harpalus (Harpalus) somnulentus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Harpalus (Harpalus) spretus Péringuey, 1896
Harpalus (Harpalus) spurius Péringuey, 1896
Harpalus (Harpalus) subaeneus Boheman, 1848
Harpalus (Harpalus) venator Boheman, 1848
Harpalus (Opadius) laevipes Zetterstedt, 1828
Harpalus (Plectralidus) fulvicornis Thunberg, 1806
Harpalus geniculatus
Hystrichopus agilis Péringuey, 1892
Hystrichopus atratus Chaudoir, 1850
Hystrichopus badius Wiedemann, 1821
Hystrichopus mniszechi Péringuey, 1896
Hystrichopus rufipes Dejean, 1828
Hystrichopus sulcatus Dejean, 1828
Hystrichopus vigilans Sturm, 1824
Laemostenus mauritanicus polyphemus Rambur, 1837
Laemostenus (Laemostenus) complanatus Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Lebia (Lebia) amabilis (Chaudoir, 1871)⇒ Lebia amabilicolor Lorenz, 1998
Lebia (Lebia) fuscata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Lebia fraterna Péringuey, 1896
Lebia (Lebia) peregrinator Péringuey, 1896
Lebia (Lebia) promontorii Péringuey, 1908
Lebia (Lebia) speciosa Péringuey, 1896
Lebia (Lebia) vagans Péringuey, 1896
Leptosarcus porrectus Péringuey, 1892
Liamegalonychus niger Basilewsky, 1950
Lionychus (Lionychus) laetulus Péringuey, 1904
Lionychus (Paralionychus) cinctus Chaudoir, 1848
Lipostratia cyaniventris Fairmaire, 1888
Lonchosternus angolensis Erichson, 1843
Lophyra (Lophyra) brevicollis Wiedemann, 1823
Lophyra (Lophyra) candida Dejean, 1825
Lophyra (Lophyra) differens W.Horn, 1892
Lophyra (Lophyra) fasciculicornis Barker, 1919
Macrocheilus dorsalis Klug, 1834
Manticora tuberculata DeGeer, 1778
Mastax albonotata Péringuey, 1885
Mastax extrema Péringuey, 1896
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Melanchiton lucidulus Boheman, 1848
Mesolestes (Mesolestes) fusculus Péringuey, 1896
Mesolestes (Mesolestinus) flavosignatus Boheman, 1848
Mesolestes (Paramesolestes) promontorii Péringuey, 1899
Metagonum capicola Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) affinis Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) agilis Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) debilis Péringuey, 1899
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) deceptor Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) frenatus Dejean, 1831
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) goryi Chaudoir, 1850
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) inconspicuus Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) modestus Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) pictus Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Metaxymorphus) stigmatellus Péringuey, 1896
Metaxymorphus (Periphobus) confusus Basilewsky, 1956
Metaxymorphus (Periphobus) ferox Péringuey, 1896
Microlestes capensis Motschulsky, 1864
Microschemus tenuipunctatus LaFerté-Sé..., 1851
Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica Fabricius, 1798
Nebria (Eunebria) psammodes P. Rossi, 1792
Neobatenus striatitarsis Péringuey, 1896
Notiobia (Diatypus) picina Chaudoir, 1878
Notiophilus parvulus (Waterhouse, 1833)⇒ Notiophilus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758
Ogmophora peringueyi Tschitschérine, 1896
Omophron (Omophron) capense Gory, 1833
Omophron (Omophron) capicola Chaudoir, 1868
Omophron (Omophron) ovale G. Horn, 1870Oval Round Sand Beetle
Omophron (Omophron) picturatum Boheman, 1860
Omostropus tersulus Péringuey, 1896
Oodes palpalis Klug, 1853
Pachydesus bohemani Jeannel, 1926
Pachydesus parilis Péringuey, 1908
Pachydesus raffrayi Jeannel, 1930
Pachydesus rufipes Boheman, 1848
Pachyodontus languidus Wiedemann, 1823
Paranchus albipes Fabricius, 1796White-legged harp ground beetle
Paraxinidium andreaei Basilewsky, 1963
Parophonus (Heterohyparpalus) caffer Boheman, 1848
Parophonus (Hyparpalus) holosericeus Dejean, 1829
Passalidius fortipes Boheman, 1860
Paussus (Klugipaussus) cerambyx Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Lineatopaussus) lineatus Thunberg, 1781
Paussus (Lineatopaussus) semilineatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Paussus) affulgens Reichensperger, 1954
Paussus (Paussus) burmeisteri Westwood, 1838
Paussus (Paussus) linnaei Westwood, 1833
Paussus (Spinicoxipaussus) bohemani Westwood, 1855
Peliocypas psilus Andrewes, 1923
Pentacomia (Mesochila) biguttata Dejean, 1825
Pentaplatarthrus (Pentaplatarthrus) natalensis Westwood, 1850
Pentaplatarthrus (Pentaplatarthrus) paussoides Westwood, 1833
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) alcimus Erwin, 1974
Perileptus (Pyrrotachys) promontorii Péringuey, 1896
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) fastigiatus Linnaeus, 1764
Pheropsophus fastigiatus decipiens Csiki, 1933
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) halteri (Chaudoir, 1837)⇒ Pheropsophus fastigiatus decipiens Csiki, 1933
Plagiopyga cymindoides Péringuey, 1896
Platychile pallida Fabricius, 1801
Pogonus (Pogonus) lamprus (Wiedemann, 1823)⇒ Pogonus andrewesi Lutshnik, 1934
Pogonus (Pogonus) minutus Dejean, 1828
Psydrus piceus J. LeConte, 1846Goldspot goby
Pterostichus (Neohaptoderus) stictopleurus Fairmaire, 1888
Pterostichus (Unitrichus) exochus Andrewes, 1930
Reicheia (Antireicheia) consocia Basilewsky, 1980
Reicheia (Antireicheia) hlavaci Bulirsch & M..., 2006
Reicheia (Antireicheia) promontorii Péringuey, 1896
Scarites (Scarites) costipennis Péringuey, 1896
Scarites (Scarites) doguereaui Gory, 1833
Scarites (Scarites) exaratus Dejean, 1825
Scarites (Scarites) politus (Bonelli, 1813)⇒ Scarites fairmairei Banninger, 1933
Scarites (Scarites) rugiceps Wiedemann, 1823
Scarites (Scarites) rugosus Wiedemann, 1821
Selenophorus (Celiamorphus) discopunctatus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Singilis (Protosingilis) blandus Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Protosingilis) cordiger Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Protosingilis) gentilis Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Protosingilis) laetus Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Protosingilis) virgatus Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Singilis) dorsalis Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Singilis) fasciatus (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Singilis cingulatus Gebler, 1843
Singilis (Singilis) praestans Péringuey, 1896
Singilis (Singilis) stigma Péringuey, 1896
Siopelus (Africobatus) harpaloides Guérin-Ménev..., 1847
Siopelus (Neosiopelus) pediobius Alluaud, 1926
Stenolophus (Egadroma) capensis Péringuey, 1896
Stenolophus (Egadroma) terminalis Péringuey, 1896
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) ochropezus Say, 1823
Sthenocranion severini Tschitschérine, 1896
Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) vittaticollis Péringuey, 1885
Tachys (Paratachys) fasciatus (Motschulsky, 1851)⇒ Tachys oahuensis Blackburn, 1878
Tachys (Polyderis) brevicornis Chaudoir, 1846
Tachyura fausta Péringuey, 1896
Teratotarsa minor Péringuey, 1926
Teratotarsa schouberti Tschitschérine, 1893
Teratotarsa superciliaris Péringuey, 1926
Tetragonoderus (Tetragonoderus) immaculatus LaFerté-Séne..., 1853
Tetragonoderus (Tetragonoderus) sericatus Dejean, 1829
Tetragonoderus (Tetragonoderus) thunbergi Crotch, 1870
Tilius subsericeus Chaudoir, 1876
Trechiama (Trechiama) triops Ueno, 1994
Trechosia ambigua Péringuey, 1896
Trechosia aterrima Péringuey, 1896
Trechosia kogelbergensis Geginat, 2007
Trechosia solutilis Péringuey, 1908
Trechosiella laetula Péringuey, 1899
Trechus (Trechus) apicalis Motschulsky, 1845Carabid Beetle
Xenitenus inornatus Péringuey, 1896
Xenitenus lateripictus Motschulsky, 1864
Xenitenus ornatellus Péringuey, 1896
Xenitenus tessellatus Péringuey, 1896
Xenodochus micans Dejean, 1831

Subnodes of Carabidae with occurrences in Western Cape
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
7
22
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Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBroscinae
Hope, 1838
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCarabinae
Latreille, 1802
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
10
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
89
222
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNebriinae
Laporte, 1834
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOmophroninae
Bonelli, 1810
Round sand beetles
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPsydrinae
LeConte, 1853
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScaritinae
Bonelli, 1810
Pedunculate ground beetles
11
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTrechinae
Bonelli, 1810
17
33
Genera
Species

Taxom



Carabidae (Latreille 1802)
Carabidae (Latreille 1802)


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