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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
119
3716
17432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
468
2914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
424
2731
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
424
2731
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
14
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
14 Genera with 70 Species
Anentmetus Andrewes, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cerapterus Swederus, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoderus Westwood, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Dhanya Andrewes, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Euplatyrhopalus Desneux, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Eustra Schmidt-Gobel, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Heteropaussus J. Thomson, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Itamus Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Melanospilus Westwood, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 187439SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalides Wasmann, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalopsis Desneux, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalus Westwood, 183511SpeciesTaxom
Protopaussus Gestro, 19672SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
70 Species and 7 Subspecies
Anentmetus pluto Andrewes, 1924
Cerapterus latipes Swederus, 1788
Ceratoderus bifasciatus Kollan, 1836
Ceratoderus kentaroi Maruyama, 2014
Ceratoderus klapperichi Reichenspenger, 1954
Ceratoderus oberthueri Gestro, 1901
Dhanya andrewesi Stork, 1985
Dhanya bioculata Andrewes, 1919
Euplatyrhopalus aplustrifer Westwood, 1833
Euplatyrhopalus vexillifer Westwood, 1874
Eustra andrewesiana Deuve, 2001
Eustra indica Deuve, 2001
Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra plagiata (Schmidt-Goebel, 1846)⇒ Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra plagiata plagiata Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Eustra storki Deuve, 2001
Heteropaussus cardonii Gestro, 1901
Heteropaussus taprobanensis Gestro, 1901
Itamus castaneus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Melanospilus andrewesi Desneux, 1905
Melanospilus bensoni Westwood, 1845
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) angustulus Wasmann, 1922
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) assmuthi Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) bicolor Raffray, 1886
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) boysii Westwood, 1845
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) cardoni Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) denticulatus Westwood, 1845
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) ploiophorus Benson, 1846
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) politus Westwood, 1850
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) rufitarsis Westwood, 1833
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) seriesetosus Wasmann, 1904
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) soleatus Wasmann, 1894
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) stevensianus Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) suavis Wasmann, 1894
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) thoracicus Donovan, 1800
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) tibialis Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) wroughtoni Wasmann, 1894
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) 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 (Manicanopaussus) spencii Westwood, 1864
Paussus (Semipaussus) lucasseni Wasmann, 1896
Paussus (Spinicoxipaussus) damarinus Westwood, 1874
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) cardoni (Wasmann, 1904)⇒ Platyrhopalus denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) intermedius Benson, 1846
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) paussoides Wasmann, 1904
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) westwoodii Saunders, 1835
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) basilewskyi (Luna de Carv..., 1967)⇒ Protopaussus almorensis Champion, 1923

Subnodes of Paussinae with occurrences in India
TribeOzaenini
Hope, 1838
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePaussini
Latreille, 1807
9
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProtopaussini
Gestro, 1892
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paussinae at itis.gov