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Checklist of Superfamily Caraboidea Latreille, 1802
for Liberia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
367
5275
8719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
5275
8719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
5193
8495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
248
4521
7639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
58
1489
1960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
142
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
126
173
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Liberia
1 Family width 173 Species and 26 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles173SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Liberia
126 Genera with 173 Species
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Abacetus Dejean, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Abaris Dejean, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Adelotopus Hope, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Agonidium Jeannel, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Agra Fabricius, 1863Elegant canopy beetles4SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1942Seed-Eating Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Amblygnathus Dejean, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Amblystomus Erichson, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Anatrichis LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenopidius J. Muhler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Aphoenops Bonvouioir, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Apristus Chaudoir, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Ardistomis Putzeys, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ardistomopsis Straneo & Ball, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Aspidoglossa Putzeys, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Athrostictus Bates, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Barysomus Dejean, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1831Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Brasiella Rivalier, 1835Little Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Caelostomus W.S. Macleay, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18457SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1831Caterpillar hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Calybe Laporte de C..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1889Ground beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Catapiesis Solier, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Catascopus Kirby, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Cerapterus Swederus, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1876Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1832Common Tiger Beetles22SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Colliuris De Geer, 1848Long-necked Ground Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Coptodera Dejean, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Craspedophorus Hope, 18429SpeciesTaxom
Cratohaerea Chaudoir, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Cribrodyschirius Bruneau De Mire, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Cryptobatis Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1787Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Derocrania Chaudoir, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Dhysores Grouvelle, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Diploharpus Chaudoir, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Disphericus Waterhouse, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Dromistomus Jeannel, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Drypta Latreille, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Duvalius Delarouzee, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Ega Laporte de C..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Elliptoleus Bates, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Entomoantyx Ball & McCleve, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Epigraphus Chaudoir, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Erwiniana Paulsen & Smith, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Eucamptognathus Chaudoir, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Eucolliuris Liebke, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Euproctinus Leng & Mutchler, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Euryarthron Guérin-Ménev..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1831False Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolenus Bates, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Goniotropis Gray, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1890Habro Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Iresia Dejean, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1825colorful foliage ground beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Leptagonum Kolbe, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrachelus Latreille, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Lophyra Motschulsky, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheilus Hope, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Mastax Fischer von ..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Menigius Chaudoir, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Meotachys Erwin, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Microcosmodes Strand, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Microthylax Rivalier, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Mioptachys Bates, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Moriosomus Motschulsky, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Myriochila Motschulsky, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Nemotarsus LeConte, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Neochryopus Banninger, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Odontocheila Laporte, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Omoglymmius Ganglbauer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Onypterygia Dejean, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Ooidius Chaudoir, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Opilidia Rivalier, 1852Opilid Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Orthobasis Chaudoir, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Orthogonius MacLeay, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Oxycheila Dejean, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Oxygonium Basilewsky, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ozaena Olivier, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Pachyteles Perty, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Parastrigia Maindron, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Paratachys Casey, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Parazuphium Jeannel, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Parophonus Ganglbauer, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 18992SpeciesTaxom
Pentagonica Schmidt-Göbel, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Perigona Laporte, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Phloeoxena Chaudoir, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Platycerozaena Banninger, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Platyxythrius Straneo, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Plochionus Dejean, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pogonodaptus Horn, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Progonochaetus J. Muller, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Prothyma Hope, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaptinus Castelnau de..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoxycheila Guérin-Ménev..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Schizogenius Putzeys, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Semiardistomis Kult, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Somoplatus Dejean, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrepis Chaudoir, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1821Seedcorn Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stenomorphus Dejean, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Systolocranius Chaudoir, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Tachyta Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tefflus Leach, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1841Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Trichopselaphus Chaudoir, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Zaglyptomorpha Viereck, 20024SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Liberia
173 Species and 26 Subspecies
Abacetus (Abacetillus) flavipes (C.G.Thomson, 1858)⇒ Abacetus haemorrhous Chaudoir, 1878
Abacetus (Abacetus) gagates Dejean, 1828
Abacetus (Abacetus) liberianus Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Abacetus) poeciloides Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) haemorrhous Chaudoir, 1878
Abaris (Abaridius) aequinoctialis Chaudoir, 1852
Adelotopus gyrinoides gyrinoides Hope, 1834
Agonidium explanatum Bates, 1889
Agra chrysopteryx Bates, 1878
Agra katewinsletae Erwin, 2002
Agra purpurea Bates, 1883
Agra strangulata Chaudoir, 1863
Amara cardui sibylla Holdhaus, 1942
Amblystomus viridulus Erichson, 1843
Aphaenopidius treulandi cephalotes Knirsch, 1926
Aphoenops pluto hydrophilus (A. Gaudin, 1945)⇒ Aphaenops pluto hydrophilus A. Gaudin, 1945
Apristus mexicanus Bates, 1883
Ardistomopsis myrmex Andrewes, 1923
Aspidoglossa curta Putzeys, 1866
Athrostictus opalescens Bates, 1878
Athrostictus sericatus Bates, 1878
Barysomus metallicus Reiche, 1843
Bembidion (Zemetallina) anchonoderus Bates, 1878
Bembidion vernale Bates, 1882
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) geniculatus Dejean, 1831
Brasiella (Brasiella) hemichrysea Chevrolat, 1835
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) longulus Bates, 1889
Calathus ellipticus ellipticus Reitter, 1889
Calleida (Calleida) basalis Putzeys, 1846
Calleida (Calleida) jansoni Bates, 1878
Calleida (Calleida) punctulata Chaudoir, 1848Comb goby
Calleida (Calleida) scintillans Bates, 1883
Calleida (Calleida) sericinitens Bates, 1883
Calleida (Stenocallida) ruficollis Fabricius, 1801
Calleida cordicollis (Putzeys, 1845)⇒ Calleida marginicollis Chaudoir, 1844
Calodromius sphex Andrewes, 1933
Calosoma (Carabosoma) angulatum (Chevrolat, 1834)⇒ Calosoma prominens LeConte, 1853
Calosoma (Castrida) sayi Dejean, 1826Black Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma (Ctenosta) senegalense Dejean, 1831
Calybe (Calybe) belti Bates, 1878
Carabus promachus promachus Bates, 1891
Carabus macrocephalus macrocephalus Dejean, 1826
Carabus pyrophorus (Kraatz, 1889)⇒ Carabus monilifer longipennis Chaudoir, 1863
Catapiesis mexicana Chaudoir, 1854
Catascopus (Catascopus) beauvoisi Castelnau, 1835
Catascopus beauvoisi beauvoisi Laporte, 1835
Catascopus (Catascopus) obscuroviridis Chevrolat, 1835
Cerapterus denoiti Wasmann, 1899
Chlaenius (Chlaeniodromus) tetraphacus Alluaud, 1918
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) festivus Panzer, 1796
Chlaenius (Epomis) violaceipennis (Chaudoir, 1876)⇒ Chlaenius festivus Panzer, 1796
Cicindela japana japana Motschulsky, 1858
Cicindela sylvatica sylvatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cicindela turkestanica gissariensis Dokhtouroff, 1885
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) carthagena Dejean, 1831
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) cyaniventris Chevrolat, 1834
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) papillosa Chaudoir, 1854
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) roseiventris Chevrolat, 1834Tascoa Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) walkeriana Thomson, 1856
Cicindela (Hipparidium) caternaulti Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Cicindela (Hipparidium) interrupta (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Cicindela sturmii Ménétriés, 1832
Cicindela (Hipparidium) osa Alluaud, 1902
Cicindela (Hipparidium) sahy (Alluaud, 1902)⇒ Cicindela osa Alluaud, 1902
Cicindela (Hipparidium) xanthophila W. Horn, 1894
Cicindela littoralis nemoralis A.G.Olivier, 1790
Cicindela mastersi plebeia Sloane, 1905
Cicindela (Myriochile) semicincta Brullé, 1834
Cicindela (Ropaloteres) cincta Olivier, 1790
Cicindela caternaultii Gurin-Mneville, 1849
Cicindela sturmi Ménétriése, 1832
Cicindela sturmii Ménétriés, 1832
Clivina (Eoclivina) dumolinii Putzeys, 1846
Clivina (Semiclivina) odontomera Putzeys, 1868
Colliuris (Mimocasnonia) pilatei Chaudoir, 1848Nudey
Craspedophorus angularis Schaum, 1863
Craspedophorus klugii Hope, 1842
Craspedophorus laevifrons Schaum, 1863
Craspedophorus oxygonus Chaudoir, 1861
Craspedophorus reflexus (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Craspedophorus angulatus Fabricius, 1781
Craspedophorus reflexus reflexus Fabricius, 1781
Craspedophorus regalis Gory, 1833
Craspedophorus strachani Hope, 1842
Craspedophorus strachani strachani Hope, 1842
Cratohaerea chrysopyga W. Horn, 1892
Cratohaerea chrysopyga chrysopyga W.Horn, 1892
Cratohaerea chrysopyga cratohaeroides W.Horn, 1892
Cribrodyschirius congoensis Rousseau, 1905
Cribrodyschirius congoensis basilewskyi Fedorenko, 1991
Ctenostoma (Naviauxiana) longipalpe Naviaux, 1998
Cylindera (Ifasina) octoguttata Fabricius, 1787
Derocrania (Derocrania) nematodes Schaum, 1863
Dhysores liber R.T. & J.R. ..., 1979
Disphericus gambianus G.R.Waterhouse, 1842
Dromistomus complanatus Bates, 1889
Dromistomus complanatus complanatus Bates, 1889
Drypta (Drypta) allardi Chaudoir, 1877
Duvalius paroecus dryops Bokor, 1913
Dyscolus (Dyscolidion) lissomus Bates, 1882
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) subviolaceus Chaudoir, 1842
Ega sallei (Park, 1960)⇒ Calybe sallei Chevrolat, 1839
Entomoantyx cyanipennis Chaudoir, 1852
Epigraphus arcuatocollis Murray, 1857
Erwiniana angustia Erwin, 1994
Eucamptognathus (Oodimorphus) psilonyx Alluaud, 1926
Eucolliuris cribriceps Bates, 1889
Euryarthron bocandei Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Galerita (Galerita) attelaboides Fabricius, 1781
Galerita (Galerita) interstitialis Dejean, 1831
Goniotropis nicaraguensis Bates, 1891
Habroscelimorpha auraria Klug, 1835
Habroscelimorpha auraria euryscopa Bates, 1890
Harpalus (Harpalus) herbivagus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Harpalus) meteorus Basilewsky, 1946
Iresia (Iresia) pulchra Bates, 1881
Lebia (Chelonodema) erotyloides Reichardt, 1972Gulf surgeonfish
Lebia (Chelonodema) omophoita Reichardt, 1972
Lebia (Chelonodema) quadriannulata Bates, 1878
Lebia (Chelonodema) quadrinotata (Chevrolat, 1835)⇒ Calodromius spilotus Illiger, 1798
Lebia (Lebia) sellata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ 
Leptagonum insignicorne LaFerté-Séne..., 1853
Leptotrachelus puncticollis Bates, 1878
Lophyra (Lophyra) escheri Dejean, 1831
Lophyra escheri escheri
Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta Dejean, 1825
Lophyra neglecta neglecta Dejean, 1825
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Loxandrus stockwelli Allen & Ball, 1979
Macrocheilus vinctus Basilewsky, 1960
Mastax burgeoni Liebke, 1934
Menigius liberianus Bates, 1889
Meotachys rufulus Motschulsky, 1855
Microcosmodes vicinus Murray, 1857
Microthylax bradti Cazier, 1954
Morion cordatus Chaudoir, 1837
Moriosomus sylvestris Motschulsky, 1855
Myriochila (Monelica) vicina Dejean, 1831
Nemotarsus rhombifer Bates, 1883
Neochryopus savagei Hope, 1842
Odontocheila (Odontocheila) iodopleura Bates, 1872
Omoglymmius (Hemiglymmius) africanus Grouvelle, 1892
Omoglymmius (Omoglymmius) largus R.T. & J.R. ..., 1985
Onypterygia tricolor Dejean, 1831
Ooidius ephippium Dejean, 1829
Opilidia macrocnema Chaudoir, 1852
Orthobasis bicolor Dejean, 1831
Orthogonius senegalensis Dejean, 1831
Oxycheila polita Bates, 1872
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) gyllenhalii Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) porrectus Chaudoir, 1868
Parazuphium (Parazuphium) varians Mateu, 1993
Parophonus (Hyparpalus) holosericeus Dejean, 1829
Parophonus congener Dejean, 1829
Pasimachus (Emydopterus) cordicollis Chaudoir, 1862
Pasimachus (Emydopterus) intermedius Chaudoir, 1880
Pasimachus (Emydopterus) purpuratus Putzeys, 1846
Paussus (Katapaussus) pilosus Reichensperger, 1957
Paussus (Manicanopaussus) liber Wasmann, 1899
Pentagonica flavipes LeConte, 1853
Pentagonica trivittata Dejean, 1831
Pericompsus (Eidocompsus) tolype Erwin, 1974
Perigona (Euripogena) congoana Burgeon, 1935
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps Dejean, 1831Tawny Harp Ground Beetle
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) marginatus Dejean, 1825
Pheropsophus marginatus marginatus Dejean, 1825
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) minor Murray, 1857
Platyxythrius westermanni Chaudoir, 1872
Progonochaetus (Progonochaetus) cursorius Dejean, 1831
Prothyma (Prothyma) concinna Dejean, 1831
Prothyma concinna erythrocnema Chaudoir, 1850
Pseudoxycheila tarsalis Bates, 1869
Schizogenius (Schizogenius) pygmaeus VanDyke, 1925
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) curvipes Putzeys, 1878
Semiardistomis labialis Chaudoir, 1837
Somoplatus amplicollis Basilewsky, 1986
Stenomorphus angustatus Dejean, 1831
Stenomorphus californicus Ménétriés, 1843Kalia
Systolocranius senegalensis Gemminger & ..., 1868
Tachys (Polyderis) brachys Andrewes, 1925
Tachyta (Tachyta) subvirens Chaudoir, 1878
Tefflus meyerlei Fabricius, 1801
Tefflus meyerlei meyerlei Fabricius, 1801
Tetracha (Neotetracha) angustata Chevrolat, 1841
Zaglyptomorpha albopicta Cresson, 1874
Zaglyptomorpha auxiliadorae Godoy & Gauld, 2002
Zaglyptomorpha nigra Godoy & Gauld, 2002
Zaglyptomorpha pediflava Godoy & Gauld, 2002

Subnodes of Caraboidea with occurrences in Liberia
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
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