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Checklist for Tribe Pterostichini Bonelli, 1810 (Woodland Ground Beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
6
245
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
199
591
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
199
591
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
128
384
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribePterostichitae
Bonelli, 1810
18
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterostichini
Bonelli, 1810
Woodland Ground Beetles
17
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
17 Genera with 55 Species
Abacetus Dejean, 184820SpeciesTaxom
Abacillius Straneo, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Basilewskya Straneo, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Caelostomus W.S. Macleay, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptoscelis Dejean, 17951SpeciesTaxom
Capabatus Csiki, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Chalcochrous Chaudoir, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Cophosomorpha Tschitschérine, 189010SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtomoscelis Chaudoir, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Dromistomus Jeannel, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Molops Bonelli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ogmophora Tschitschérine, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1930Woodland Ground Beetle8SpeciesTaxom
Sthenocranion Tschitschérine, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Teratotarsa Tschitschérine, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Wahlbergiana Bousquet, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
55 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abacetus (Abacetus) percoides Fairmaire, 1868
Abacetus (Abacetus) proximus Péringuey, 1899
Abacetus (Astigis) confinis Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Astigis) majorinus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Astigis) obesulus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Astigis) planulus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Astigis) trechoides Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) aterrimus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) chalceus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) chalcites Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus cyclomus cyclomus Tschitschérine, 1903
Abacetus (Caricus) fraternus Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Caricus) minutus Dejean, 1831
Abacetus (Caricus) natalensis Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) olivaceus Tschitschérine, 1900
Abacetus (Caricus) perplexus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) tibiellus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Distrigodes) evulsus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Distrigodes) perturbator Péringuey, 1899
Abacetus (Distrigodes) pygmaeus Boheman, 1848
Abacillius aculeatus Péringuey, 1896
Basilewskya trachelocyphoides Straneo, 1948
Camptoscelis hottentotta Olivier, 1795
Capabatus raffrayi Péringuey, 1899
Chalcochrous degener Péringuey, 1896
Chalcochrous lenis Germar, 1824
Cophosomorpha caffra Dejean, 1828
Cophosomorpha capicola Tschitschérine, 1890
Cophosomorpha dichroa Tschitschérine, 1890
Cophosomorpha fallaciosa Tschitschérine, 1899
Cophosomorpha hessei Straneo, 1958
Cophosomorpha laetans Péringuey, 1926
Cophosomorpha macroptera Péringuey, 1899
Cophosomorpha natalensis Boheman, 1848
Cophosomorpha propinqua Péringuey, 1926
Cophosomorpha soror Tschitschérine, 1890
Cyrtomoscelis caffra Péringuey, 1926
Cyrtomoscelis ovalipennis Straneo, 1991
Dromistomus laticollis Boheman, 1848
Molops piceus orthogonius Chaudoir, 1868
Ogmophora peringueyi Tschitschérine, 1896
Poecilus (Ancholeus) wollastoni Wollaston, 1854
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) adstrictus Eschscholtz, 1823Upland Blackclock
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) pensylvanicus LeConte, 1873
Pterostichus (Euferonia) coracinus (Newman, 1838)⇒ Pterostichus multipunctatus Dejean, 1828
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) adoxus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) tristis Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Pterostichus (Morphnosoma) melanarius Illiger, 1798European Dark Harp Ground Beetle
Pterostichus (Neohaptoderus) stictopleurus Fairmaire, 1888
Pterostichus (Unitrichus) exochus Andrewes, 1930
Sthenocranion severini Tschitschérine, 1896
Teratotarsa minor Péringuey, 1926
Teratotarsa schouberti Tschitschérine, 1893
Teratotarsa superciliaris Péringuey, 1926
Wahlbergiana undulatorugosa Tschitschérine, 1890

Subnodes of Pterostichini with occurrences in Cape
SubtribeCratocerina
Lacordaire, 1854
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribeEuchroina
Chaudoir, 1874
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribeMolopina
Bonelli, 1810
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubtribePoecilina
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubtribePterostichina
Bonelli, 1810
7
43
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pterostichini at artfakta.se
Pterostichini at dyntaxa.se
Pterostichini at itis.gov