Checklist for Subfamily Paussinae Latreille, 1807 (Ant nest beetles)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 527
6198
14500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 524
6193
14493 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 502
6089
14260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 316
4628
11471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans | 85
1563
3957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles | 4
214
698 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
| 1
187
608 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Carabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles | 187
608 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Paussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines | 8
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sri Lanka
8 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Sri Lanka
15 Species | Cerapterus latipes Swederus, 1788 | | | Dhanya bioculata Andrewes, 1919 | | | Eustra ceylanica Deuve, 2001 | | | Heteropaussus taprobanensis Gestro, 1901 | | | Itamus castaneus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 | | | Itamus cavicola Moore, 1978 | | | Itamus dentatus Andrewes, 1919 | | | Itamus kaszabi JedliÄka, 1968 | | | Melanospilus andrewesi Desneux, 1905 | | | Paussus (Cochliopaussus) escherichi Wasmann, 1911 | | | Paussus (Cochliopaussus) pacificus Westwood, 1855 | | | Paussus (Cochliopaussus) politus Westwood, 1850 | | | Paussus (Edaphopaussus) horni Wasmann, 1902 | | | Paussus (Latipaussus) desneuxi Fowler, 1912 | | | Paussus (Manicanopaussus) fletcheri Fowler, 1912 | |
Subnodes of Paussinae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
Links, sources and further information Paussinae at itis.gov
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