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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
4294
12421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
4292
12419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
401
4206
12232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
278
3568
11145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
1568
6727
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
236
1241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
220
1221
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
220
1221
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
9
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nepal
9 Genera with 16 Species
Cerapterus Swederus, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoderus Westwood, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Dhanya Andrewes, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Eustra Schmidt-Gobel, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Itamus Loew, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Melanospilus Westwood, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 20186SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalus Westwood, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Protopaussus Gestro, 20183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nepal
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cerapterus quadrimaculatus Westwood, 1841
Ceratoderus bifasciatus Kollan, 1836
Dhanya bioculata Andrewes, 1919
Eustra nageli Deuve, 2005
Eustra nageli nageli Deuve, 2005
Itamus castaneus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Melanospilus chitwanensis Nagel, 2018
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) tibialis Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) hardwickii Hope, 1831
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) schiodtii Westwood, 1874
Paussus yubaki Nagel, 2018
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) paussoides Wasmann, 1904
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) basilewskyi (Luna de Carv..., 1967)⇒ Protopaussus almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus vignai Nagel, 2018

Subnodes of Paussinae with occurrences in Nepal
TribeOzaenini
Hope, 1838
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePaussini
Latreille, 1807
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProtopaussini
Gestro, 1892
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paussinae at itis.gov