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Checklist for Supertribe Pterostichitae Bonelli, 1810
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
63
1270
4184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
239
1077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
211
988
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
211
988
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
145
583
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribePterostichitae
Bonelli, 1810
21
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
21 Genera with 88 Species
#ACDFHMNOPRS
Abacetus Dejean, 187654SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 2007Seed-Eating Ground Beetles10SpeciesTaxom
Aristopus LaFerté-Séne..., 19483SpeciesTaxom
Caecocaelus Straneo, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Caelostomus W.S. Macleay, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Chlaeminus Motschulsky, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Dromistomus Jeannel, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Fouquetius Maindron, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpostomus Chaudoir, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Holconotus Schmidt-Goebel, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metaxys Chaudoir, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Novillidius Straneo, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Nurus Motschulsky, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Ophonichius Straneo, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Platyxythrius Straneo, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Rhagadillius Straneo, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Stereostoma Murray, 19406SpeciesTaxom
Strigomerodes Straneo, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Strigomerus Chaudoir, 19414SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
88 Species and 14 Subspecies
Abacetus (Abacetillus) discolor Roth, 1851
Abacetus (Abacetillus) flavipes (C.G.Thomson, 1858)⇒ Abacetus haemorrhous Chaudoir, 1878
Abacetus (Abacetus) abacillus Kolbe, 1898
Abacetus abacillus dollmanni Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Abacetus) convexicollis Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Abacetus) kordofanicus Tschitschérine, 1898
Abacetus (Abacetus) micans Straneo, 1951
Abacetus (Abacetus) oblongus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus oblongus oblongus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Abacetus) parallelus Roth, 1851
Abacetus parallelus parallelus Roth, 1851
Abacetus (Abacetus) percoides Fairmaire, 1868
Abacetus (Abacetus) refleximargo Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Abacetus) servitulus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Abacetus) trapezialis Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Abacetus) vatovai Straneo, 1941
Abacetus (Astigis) aeneovirescens Straneo, 1939
Abacetus aeneovirescens aeneovirescens Straneo, 1939
Abacetus aeneovirescens microsculptus Straneo, 1941
Abacetus (Astigis) confinis Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Astigis) contractus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Astigis) foveolatus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Astigis) hararinus Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Astigis) minusculus Straneo, 1938
Abacetus minusculus minusculus Straneo, 1938
Abacetus (Astigis) neghellianus Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Astigis) nitidus Tschitschérine, 1900
Abacetus (Astigis) pintori Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Astigis) protensus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Astigis) sinuaticollis Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Astigis) subauratus Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Caricus) cordatissimus Straneo, 1941
Abacetus (Caricus) drimostomoides Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) levisulcatus Straneo, 1939
Abacetus levisulcatus levisulcatus Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Caricus) natalensis Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) vaccaroi Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Caricus) zanzibaricus Tschitschérine, 1898
Abacetus (Distrigodes) dainellii Straneo, 1940
Abacetus dainellii burgeoni Straneo, 1949
Abacetus dainellii dainellii Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Distrigodes) fuscus Straneo, 1941
Abacetus (Distrigodes) garavagliai Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Distrigodes) germanus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus germanus aethiops Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Distrigodes) gimmanus Straneo, 1979
Abacetus (Distrigodes) oritoides Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Distrigodes) polli Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Distrigus) denticollis Chaudoir, 1878
Abacetus (Parastygis) coscinioderus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Parastygis) piliger Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Setabacetus) atroirideus Straneo, 1959
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) haemorrhous Chaudoir, 1878
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) quadrisignatus Chaudoir, 1876
Amara (Amara) africana Putzeys, 1872
Amara (Amara) begemdirica Hieke, 1978
Amara (Amara) clarkei Hieke, 1976
Amara (Amara) fairmairei Raffray, 1885
Amara (Amara) fairmaireoides Hieke, 1978
Amara (Amara) pomona Casey, 1918
Amara (Amara) pseudoleleupi Hieke, 1976
Amara americana (Csiki, 1929)⇒ Amara pomona Casey, 1918
Amara arusiensis Hieke, 2007
Amara termaberensis Hieke, 2007
Aristopus collarti Straneo, 1948
Aristopus maculatus Straneo, 1939
Aristopus nairobianus Straneo, 1948
Caecocaelus basilewskyi Straneo, 1949
Caecocaelus clarkei Straneo, 1979
Caecocaelus scotti Straneo, 1953
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) amaroides Boheman, 1848
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) striatocollis Dejean, 1831
Caelostomus striatocollis aethiopicus Straneo, 1942
Chlaeminus (Chlaeminellus) unipustulatus Straneo, 1979
Dromistomus laticollis Boheman, 1848
Harpostomus opulentus Gory, 1833
Holconotus rufus Chaudoir, 1876
Holconotus sinuatus Tschitschérine, 1898
Metaxys biguttatus Chaudoir, 1874
Metaxys intermedius Straneo, 1979
Metaxys schoutedeni Burgeon, 1935
Morion guineensis Imhoff, 1843
Novillidius muelleri Straneo, 1941
Novillidius rectibasis Straneo, 1979
Nurus grandis Sloane, 1910
Ophonichius gerardi Burgeon, 1935
Ophonichius giaquintoi Straneo, 1949
Platyxythrius clarkei Straneo, 1979
Poecilus (Ancholeus) wollastoni Wollaston, 1854
Rhagadillius aethiopicus Straneo, 1951
Stereostoma (Stereodema) balbisi G.Muller, 1940
Stereostoma (Stereodema) clarkei Straneo, 1979
Stereostoma (Stereodema) erythraeum G.Muller, 1940
Stereostoma (Stereodema) interstitiale Straneo, 1979
Stereostoma (Stereodema) jeanneli Alluaud, 1933
Stereostoma (Stereodema) senegalense G.Muller, 1940
Strigomerodes laevis Burgeon, 1935
Strigomerodes laevis rhodesianus Straneo, 1941
Strigomerus marshalli Straneo, 1941
Strigomerus parvicollis Straneo, 1939
Strigomerus parvicollis parvicollis Straneo, 1939
Strigomerus parvicollis zavattarii Straneo, 1941

Subnodes of Pterostichitae with occurrences in Ethiopia
TribeAbacetini
Chaudoir, 1873
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCratocerini
Lacordaire, 1854
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMorionini
Brullé, 1835
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterostichini
Bonelli, 1810
Woodland Ground Beetles
15
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeZabrini
Bonelli, 1810
Seed-Eating Ground Beetles
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom