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Checklist for Subfamily Paussinae Latreille, 1807 (Ant nest beetles)
and region Palaearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
410
11836
195891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
11835
195891
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
11737
195065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
321
11429
194056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
140
8869
175785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
8
821
27177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
725
24745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
724
24740
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
15
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palaearctic
15 Genera with 116 Species
Anentmetus Andrewes, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Carabidomemnus H. Kolbe, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cerapterus Swederus, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoderus Westwood, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Dhanya Andrewes, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Euplatyrhopalus Desneux, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Eustra Schmidt-Gobel, 20019SpeciesTaxom
Itamus Loew, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Melanospilus Westwood, 20093SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 201763SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalopsis Desneux, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhopalus Westwood, 183314SpeciesTaxom
Protopaussus Gestro, 20185SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozaena Laporte, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Sinometrius Wrase & Schmidt, 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palaearctic
116 Species and 3 Subspecies
Anentmetus pluto Andrewes, 1924
Carabidomemnus (Carabidomemnus) mollicellus C.A. Dohrn, 1880
Carabidomemnus senegalensis (Gestro, 1901)⇒ Carabidomemnus mollicellus C.A. Dohrn, 1880
Cerapterus austerus (Reichensperger, 1935)⇒ Cerapterus quadrimaculatus Westwood, 1841
Cerapterus latipes Swederus, 1788
Cerapterus quadrimaculatus Westwood, 1841
Cerapterus singalensis (H. Kolbe, 1927)⇒ Cerapterus latipes Swederus, 1788
Ceratoderus bifasciatus Kollan, 1836
Ceratoderus klapperichi Reichenspenger, 1954
Ceratoderus tonkinensis Wasmann, 1921
Ceratoderus venustus Hisamatsu, 1963
Dhanya bioculata Andrewes, 1919
Euplatyrhopalus simonis C.A. Dohrn, 1886
Euplatyrhopalus vexillifer Westwood, 1874
Eustra batesi (Lewis, 1896)⇒ Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra chinensis Banninger, 1949
Eustra crucifera Ueno, 1964
Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra nageli Deuve, 2005
Eustra petrovi Guéorguiev, 2014
Eustra plagiata (Schmidt-Goebel, 1846)⇒ Eustra japonica Bates, 1892
Eustra shanghaiensis Song, 2018
Eustra taiwanica Deuve, 2001
Itamus castaneus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Itamus dentatus Andrewes, 1919
Melanospilus bensoni Westwood, 1845
Melanospilus chitwanensis Nagel, 2018
Melanospilus yamasakoi Maruyama, 2009
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) bowringii Westwood, 1850
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) boysii Westwood, 1845
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) brittoni Reichenspenger, 1957
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) denticulatus Westwood, 1845
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) fichtelii Donovan, 1800
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) jerdani Westwood, 1847
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) nauceras Benson, 1846
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) 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) turcicus Frivaldszky ..., 1835
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) wroughtoni Wasmann, 1894
Paussus (Crenatopaussus) cirenaicus A. Fiori, 1914
Paussus (Crenatopaussus) colasi Antoine, 1952
Paussus (Crenatopaussus) piochardi Saulcy, 1874
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) hardwickii Hope, 1831
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) hearseyanus Westwood, 1842
Paussus hearseyanus hearseyanus Westwood, 1842
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) saundersii Westwood, 1841
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) schiodtii Westwood, 1874
Paussus (Edaphopaussus) sesquisulcatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus sesquisulcatus sesquisulcatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus (Flagellopaussus) favieri Fairmaire, 1851
Paussus (Indupaussus) pilicornis Donovan, 1804
Paussus (Katapaussus) arabicus Raffray, 1885
Paussus (Katapaussus) thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus (Klugipaussus) olcesii Fairmaire, 1856
Paussus (Klugipaussus) otini (Antoine, 1943)⇒ Paussus olcesii Fairmaire, 1856
Paussus (Klugipaussus) rougemonti (Luna de Carv..., 1974)⇒ Paussus rougemontianus Lorenz, 1998
Paussus (Manicanopaussus) brevicornutus (Luna de Carv..., 1968)⇒ Paussus arabicus Raffray, 1885
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) formosus Wasmann, 1912
Paussus (Scaphipaussus) hystrix Westwood, 1850
Paussus (Semipaussus) ludekingii Vollenhoven, 1872
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) elongatus Kano, 1930
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) horikawae Kano, 1930
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) jousselinii Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) kjellanderi Luna de Carv..., 1965
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) minor Shiraki, 1907
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) sauteri Wasmann, 1912
Paussus (Spinicoxipaussus) cephalotes Raffray, 1885
Paussus abditus Nagel, 2018
Paussus algerianus (Luna de Carv..., 1957)⇒ Paussus thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus andreinii (Gestro, 1909)⇒ Paussus thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus baconis (Benson, 1846)⇒ Paussus rufitarsis Westwood, 1833
Paussus cymbalista (Alluaud, 1923)⇒ Paussus thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus foreli (Wasmann, 1922)⇒ Paussus turcicus Frivaldszky ..., 1835
Paussus innotatipennis (Pic, 1914)⇒ Paussus turcicus Frivaldszky ..., 1835
Paussus jengi Maruyama, 2016
Paussus laosensis MARUYAMA & N..., 2016
Paussus magrettii (Gestro, 1923)⇒ Paussus thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus mariae (Mulsant, 1855)⇒ Paussus turcicus Frivaldszky ..., 1835
Paussus rectidens (Wasmann, 1922)⇒ Paussus arabicus Raffray, 1885
Paussus saharae (Bedel, 1900)⇒ Paussus thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus sinicus (Westwood, 1850)⇒ Paussus jousselinii Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Paussus yubaki Nagel, 2018
Paussus zhouchaoi Wang, 2017
Platyrhopalopsis (Platyrhopalides) badgleyi Fowler, 1912
Platyrhopalopsis (Platyrhopolopsis) meleii Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalopsis (Platyrhopolopsis) picteti Westwood, 1874
Platyrhopalopsis melleii Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) davidis Fairmaire, 1886
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) intermedius Benson, 1846
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) paussoides Wasmann, 1904
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) quinquepunctatus Shiraki, 1907
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) tonkinensis Janssens, 1948
Platyrhopalus (Stenorhopalus) westwoodii Saunders, 1835
Platyrhopalus angustus (Westwood, 1838)⇒ Platyrhopalus acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus exclamationis (Luna de Carv..., 1977)⇒ Platyrhopalus denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus illigeri (Luna de Carv..., 1951)⇒ Platyrhopalus denticornis Donovan, 1804
Platyrhopalus major (Wasmann, 1904)⇒ Platyrhopalus acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus suturalis (Westwood, 1845)⇒ Platyrhopalus acutidens Westwood, 1833
Platyrhopalus unicolor (Westwood, 1833)⇒ Platyrhopalus denticornis Donovan, 1804
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) basilewskyi (Luna de Carv..., 1967)⇒ Protopaussus almorensis Champion, 1923
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) kaszabi Luna de Carv..., 1967
Protopaussus (Protopaussus) walkeri C.O. Waterhouse, 1897
Protopaussus vignai Nagel, 2018
Pseudozaena opaca Chaudoir, 1868
Pseudozaena tenebrosa (Sloane, 1890)⇒ Pseudozaena tricostata opaca Chaudoir, 1868
Pseudozaena tricostata Montrouzier, 1855
Pseudozaena tricostata opaca Chaudoir, 1868
Sinometrius turnai Wrase & J.Sc..., 2006

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

Taxom

TribeOzaenini
Hope, 1838
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePaussini
Latreille, 1807
8
94
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProtopaussini
Gestro, 1892
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paussinae at itis.gov