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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
154
6620
40223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
8
538
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
2
425
4536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
423
4527
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
8
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
8 Genera with 18 Species
Arthropterus MacLeay, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Goniotropis Gray, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Metrius Eschscholtz, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Ozaena Olivier, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Pachyteles Perty, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Paussopsis Cockerell, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Physea Brullé, 18682SpeciesTaxom
Platycerozaena Banninger, 19492SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Arthropterus hirtus MacLeay, 1873
Arthropterus westwoodii MacLeay, 1871
Goniotropis kuntzeni Bänninger, 1927Gobies
Goniotropis nicaraguensis Bates, 1891
Goniotropis parca LeConte, 1884Salmon gill-maggot
Goniotropis seriatoporus Chaudoir, 1868
Metrius contractus Eschscholtz, 1829
Metrius contractus contractus Eschscholtz, 1829
Metrius contractus planatus Van Dyke, 1925
Metrius contractus sericeus Rivers, 1900
Metrius explodens Bousquet & G..., 1990Eelgobies
Ozaena lemoulti Banninger, 1932
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) gyllenhalii Dejean, 1825Frillfin gobies
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) porrectus Chaudoir, 1868
Pachyteles testacea (G Horn, 1868)⇒ Pachyteles gyllenhalii Dejean, 1825
Paussopsis nearctica T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Paussopsis secunda H. F. Wickham, 1912
Physea hirta LeConte, 1853
Physea setosa Chaudoir, 1868
Platycerozaena magna Bates, 1874
Platycerozaena panamensis Banninger, 1949

Subnodes of Paussinae with occurrences in USA
TribeMetriini
LeConte, 1853
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOzaenini
Hope, 1838
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePaussini
Latreille, 1807
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Paussinae at itis.gov