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Checklist for Subfamily Paussinae Latreille, 1807 (Ant nest beetles)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1424
46886
383801
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1418
46814
383608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1295
46047
379980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
722
33667
307519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
193
13388
138865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
14
1299
20705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
1130
18703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
1105
18655
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
19
242
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
19 Genera with 242 Species
Allorhopalus Nagel, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Anentmetus Andrewes, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cerapterus Swederus, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoderus Westwood, 201411SpeciesTaxom
Dhanya Andrewes, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Euplatyrhopalus Desneux, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Eustra Schmidt-Gobel, 201943SpeciesTaxom
Heteropaussus J. Thomson, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Itamus Loew, 19686SpeciesTaxom
Lebioderus Westwood, 200810SpeciesTaxom
Melanospilus Westwood, 20097SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 2017120SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalides Wasmann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalopsis Desneux, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalus Westwood, 188322SpeciesTaxom
Protopaussus Gestro, 20189SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozaena Laporte, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Pterorhopalus Maruyama, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Sinometrius Wrase & Schmidt, 20063SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
242 Species and 21 Subspecies
Allorhopalus apicalis Wasmann, 1922
Allorhopalus tridens Wasmann, 1918
Anentmetus pluto Andrewes, 1924
Anentmetus spissicornis Fairmaire, 1888
Cerapterus drescheri Reichensperger, 1935
Cerapterus herrei Schultze, 1923
Cerapterus horsfieldi (Westwood, 1833)⇒ Cerapterus quadrimaculatus Westwood, 1841
Cerapterus latipes Swederus, 1788
Cerapterus quadrimaculatus Westwood, 1841
Ceratoderus akikoae Maruyama, 2014
Ceratoderus bifasciatus Kollan, 1836
Ceratoderus fukuii Maruyama, 2018
Ceratoderus jendeki Maruyama, 2014
Ceratoderus kentaroi Maruyama, 2014
Ceratoderus klapperichi Reichenspenger, 1954
Ceratoderus oberthueri Gestro, 1901
Ceratoderus palpalis Reichensperger, 1935
Ceratoderus tonkinensis Wasmann, 1921
Ceratoderus venustus Hisamatsu, 1963
Ceratoderus yunnanensis Maruyama, 2014
Dhanya andrewesi Stork, 1985
Dhanya bioculata Andrewes, 1919
Dhanya cylindrella Stork, 1985
Dhanya mulu Stork, 1985
Dhanya parallela Andrewes, 1919
Dhanya seminigra Andrewes, 1929
Euplatyrhopalus aplustrifer Westwood, 1833
Euplatyrhopalus armicornis Fairmaire, 1896
Euplatyrhopalus macrophyllus van de Poll, 1890
Euplatyrhopalus simonis C.A. Dohrn, 1886
Euplatyrhopalus tadauchii Maruyama, No..., 2012
Euplatyrhopalus vexillifer Westwood, 1874
Euplatyrhopalus wasmanni Emden, 1927
Eustra andrewesiana Deuve, 2001
Eustra bryanti Andrewes, 1919
Eustra caeca Ueno, 1981
Eustra cariniceps Fedorenko, 2019
Eustra ceylanica Deuve, 2001
Eustra chinensis Banninger, 1949
Eustra crucifera Ueno, 1964
Eustra csikii Jedlička, 1968
Eustra csikii burmanensis Deuve, 2001
Eustra csikii csikii Jedlicka, 1968
Eustra dalatensis Fedorenko, 2019
Eustra deharvengi Deuve, 1986
Eustra gomyi Deuve, 2001
Eustra hammondi Deuve, 2001
Eustra honchongensi Deuve, 1996
Eustra honchongensis Deuve, 1996
Eustra indica Deuve, 2001
Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra lao Deuve, 2000
Eustra lebretoni Deuve, 1987
Eustra leclerci Deuve, 1986
Eustra matanga Andrewes, 1919
Eustra matanga darlingtoni Deuve, 2001
Eustra matanga matanga Andrewes, 1919
Eustra matanga negrosensis Deuve, 2001
Eustra nageli Deuve, 2005
Eustra nageli nageli Deuve, 2005
Eustra nageli subglabra Fedorenko, 2019
Eustra parallela Fedorenko, 2019
Eustra petrovi Guéorguiev, 2014
Eustra plagiata (Schmidt-Goebel, 1846)⇒ Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra plagiata peguensis Deuve, 2001
Eustra plagiata plagiata Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Eustra posteroguttata Fedorenko, 2019
Eustra pseudomatanga Deuve, 2001
Eustra pseudomatanga cavernicola Deuve, 2001
Eustra pseudomatanga pseudomatanga Deuve, 2001
Eustra saripaensis Deuve, 2002
Eustra shanghaiensis Song, 2018
Eustra storki Deuve, 2001
Eustra taiwanica Deuve, 2001
Eustra troglophila Deuve, 1987
Eustra yinggelingensis Jiang, Cheng..., 2019
Heteropaussus cardonii Gestro, 1901
Heteropaussus taprobanensis Gestro, 1901
Heteropaussus westermanni (Westwood, 1838)⇒ Heteropaussus cardonii Gestro, 1901
Itamus castaneus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Itamus cavicola Moore, 1978
Itamus dentatus Andrewes, 1919
Itamus deuvei Tian, 2011
Itamus griseus (Wulp, 1872)⇒ Neoitamus strigipes Becker, 1925
Itamus kaszabi Jedlička, 1968
Lebioderus bakeri Heller, 1926
Lebioderus brancuccii Nagel, 2009
Lebioderus candezei C.A.Dohrn, 1888
Lebioderus gorii Westwood, 1838
Lebioderus javanus C.A.Dohrn, 1891
Lebioderus maolanus Song, Maruya..., 2017
Lebioderus percheronii Westwood, 1874
Lebioderus ritsemae Gestro, 1901
Lebioderus sinicus SONG & MARUYAMA, 2017
Lebioderus thaianus Maruyama, 2008
Melanospilus andrewesi Desneux, 1905
Melanospilus bensoni Westwood, 1845
Melanospilus borneensis Reichensperger, 1938
Melanospilus chitwanensis Nagel, 2018
Melanospilus elegans Distant, 1883
Melanospilus hamaticornis van de Poll, 1890
Melanospilus yamasakoi Maruyama, 2009
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) angustulus Wasmann, 1922
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) assmuthi Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) atheruri Luna de Carv..., 1960
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) bicolor Raffray, 1886
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) borneensis Gestro, 1919
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) bowringii Westwood, 1850
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) boysii Westwood, 1845
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) brittoni Reichenspenger, 1957
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) cardoni Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) corporaali Reichensperger, 1927
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) denticulatus Westwood, 1845
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) escherichi Wasmann, 1911
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) fichtelii Donovan, 1800
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) fulvus Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) jerdani Westwood, 1847
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) madurensis Wasmann, 1913
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) nauceras Benson, 1846
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) nobilis Wasmann, 1930
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) pacificus Westwood, 1855
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) ploiophorus Benson, 1846
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) politus Westwood, 1850
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) quadricornis Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) rougemontianus Lorenz, 1998
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) rufitarsis Westwood, 1833
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) semirufus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) seriesetosus Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) serraticornis Nagel & Bedn..., 2013
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) soleatus Wasmann, 1894
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) stevensianus Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) suavis Wasmann, 1894
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) testaceus Fowler, 1912
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) thoracicus Donovan, 1800
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) tibialis Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) turcicus Frivaldszky ..., 1835
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) wroughtoni Wasmann, 1894
Paussus (Crenatopaussus) cirenaicus A. Fiori, 1914
Paussus (Crenatopaussus) piochardi Saulcy, 1874
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) affinis Westwood, 1833
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) cognatus Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) hardwickii Hope, 1831
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) hearseyanus Westwood, 1842
Paussus hearseyanus hearseyanus Westwood, 1842
Paussus hearseyanus parvicornis Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) horni Wasmann, 1902
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) saundersii Westwood, 1841
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) schiodtii Westwood, 1874
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) sesquisulcatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus sesquisulcatus brevicornis Wasmann, 1904
Paussus sesquisulcatus sesquisulcatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) sewelli Ribeiro, 1930
Paussus sewelli brevicornis Wasmann, 1904
Paussus sewelli sesquisulcatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Indupaussus) pilicornis Donovan, 1804
Paussus (Katapaussus) adamsoni Fowler, 1912
Paussus (Katapaussus) arabicus Raffray, 1885
Paussus (Katapaussus) thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus (Latipaussus) desneuxi Fowler, 1912
Paussus (Manicanopaussus) fletcheri Fowler, 1912
Paussus (Manicanopaussus) spencii Westwood, 1864
Paussus (Paussus) lanxangensis Nagel, 2009
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) catoxanthus Gestro, 1923
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) drescheri Reichensperger, 1935
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) formosus Wasmann, 1912
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) hystrix Westwood, 1850
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) kolbei Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) occlusus Darlington, 1950
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) tagalicus Gestro, 1919
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) tristis Wasmann, 1912
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) waterhousei Westwood, 1874
Paussus (Semipaussus) andreae Ritsema, 1879
Paussus (Semipaussus) javanus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Semipaussus) kannegieteri Wasmann, 1896
Paussus (Semipaussus) lucasseni Wasmann, 1896
Paussus (Semipaussus) ludekingii Vollenhoven, 1872
Paussus (Semipaussus) nigrita Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Semipaussus) pandamanus Wasmann, 1896
Paussus (Semipaussus) ritsemae Wasmann, 1896
Paussus ritsemae buitenzorgensis Wasmann, 1904
Paussus ritsemae ritsemae Wasmann, 1896
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) coronatus Reichensperger, 1935
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) elongatus Kano, 1930
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) horikawae Kano, 1930
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) jacobsoni Wasmann, 1928
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) jousselinii Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) kjellanderi Luna de Carv..., 1965
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) minor Shiraki, 1907
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) pasteuri Wasmann, 1896
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) sauteri Wasmann, 1912
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) wittei Reichensperger, 1950
Paussus (Spinicoxipaussus) cephalotes Raffray, 1885
Paussus (Spinicoxipaussus) damarinus Westwood, 1874
Paussus (Trepopaussus) drumonti Maruyama, 2014
Paussus (Trepopaussus) masaoi Maruyama, 2014
Paussus abditus Nagel, 2018
Paussus brancuccii Nagel, 2016
Paussus hasinae Maruyama, 2016
Paussus hisamatsui Maruyama & Ito, 2016
Paussus jengi Maruyama, 2016
Paussus kanaoi Maruyama, 2016
Paussus kecil Maruyama, 2016
Paussus komatsui Maruyama, 2016
Paussus laosensis MARUYAMA & N..., 2016
Paussus malayanus Maruyama, 2016
Paussus mata Maruyama, 2016
Paussus minutulus Nagel & Rasool, 2019
Paussus multisetosus Maruyama, 2016
Paussus nagahatai Maruyama, 2016
Paussus nakasei Maruyama, 2016
Paussus nomurai Maruyama, 2016
Paussus occusus
Paussus roslii Maruyama, 2016
Paussus siamensis Maruyama, 2016
Paussus subglaber Maruyama, 2016
Paussus sumateranus Maruyama, 2016
Paussus watarui Maruyama, 2016
Paussus yasutoshii Maruyama, 2016
Paussus yubaki Nagel, 2018
Paussus zhouchaoi Wang, 2017
Platyrhopalides badgleyi Fowler, 1912
Platyrhopalopsis (Platyrhopalides) badgleyi Fowler, 1912
Platyrhopalopsis (Platyrhopolopsis) meleii Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalopsis (Platyrhopolopsis) picteti Westwood, 1874
Platyrhopalus (Platyrhopalus) acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus (Platyrhopalus) cardoni Wasmann, 1904
Platyrhopalus (Platyrhopalus) denticornis (Donovan, 1804)⇒ Platyrhopalus denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Platyrhopalus) intermedius Benson, 1846
Platyrhopalus (Platyrhopalus) paussoides Wasmann, 1904
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) apicalis Wasmann, 1922
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) cardoni (Wasmann, 1904)⇒ Platyrhopalus denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) castelnaudi Westwood, 1874
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) comottii Gestro, 1882
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) davidis Fairmaire, 1886
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) imadatei Chujo, 1962
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) intermedius Benson, 1846
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) irregularis Ritsema, 1880
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) mandersi Fowler, 1912
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) paussoides Wasmann, 1904
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) quinquepunctatus Shiraki, 1907
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) tonkinensis Janssens, 1948
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) tridens Wasmann, 1918
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) westwoodii Saunders, 1835
Platyrhopalus comotti Gestro, 1883
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) bakeri Heller, 1914
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) basilewskyi (Luna de Carv..., 1967)⇒ Protopaussus almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) feae Gestro, 1892
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) javanus Wasmann, 1912
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) jeanneli Luna de Carv..., 1967
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) kaszabi Luna de Carv..., 1967
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) walkeri C.O. Waterhouse, 1897
Protopaussus vignai Nagel, 2018
Pseudozaena orientalis Klug, 1834
Pseudozaena orientalis opaca Chaudoir, 1868
Pseudozaena tricostata Montrouzier, 1855
Pseudozaena tricostata opaca Chaudoir, 1868
Pterorhopalus mizotai Maruyama, 2011
Sinometrius donggongensis Song & Peng, 2021
Sinometrius jaroslavi Deuve, 2020
Sinometrius turnai Wrase & J.Sc..., 2006

Subnodes of Paussinae with occurrences in Asia
TribeMetriini
LeConte, 1853
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOzaenini
Hope, 1838
5
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePaussini
Latreille, 1807
12
182
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProtopaussini
Gestro, 1892
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paussinae at itis.gov