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Checklist for Subfamily Paussinae Latreille, 1807 (Ant nest beetles)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
105
3249
10843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
264
1031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
217
843
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
217
843
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
9 Genera with 14 Species
Eohomopterus Wasmann, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Goniotropis Gray, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Homopterus Westwood, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ozaena Olivier, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pachyteles Perty, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Physea Brullé, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Platycerozaena Banninger, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Protopaussus Gestro, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
14 Species
Eohomopterus paulmuelleri P. Nagel, 1987
Eohomopterus poinari P. Nagel, 1997
Goniotropis nicaraguensis Bates, 1891
Goniotropis seriatoporus Chaudoir, 1868
Homopterus hispaniolensis P. Nagel, 1987
Ozaena lemoulti Banninger, 1932
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) delauneyi Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) gyllenhalii Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) porrectus Chaudoir, 1868
Paussus (Klugipaussus) cerambyx Wasmann, 1904
Physea setosa Chaudoir, 1868
Platycerozaena magna Bates, 1874
Platycerozaena panamensis Banninger, 1949
Protopaussus pristinus P. Nagel, 1997

Subnodes of Paussinae with occurrences in Caribbean
TribeOzaenini
Hope, 1838
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePaussini
Latreille, 1807
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProtopaussini
Gestro, 1892
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paussinae at itis.gov