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Checklist for Supertribe Pterostichitae Bonelli, 1810
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
95
2745
10643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
331
1683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
285
1572
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
285
1572
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
204
1066
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribePterostichitae
Bonelli, 1810
30
116
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
30 Genera with 116 Species
#ABCEHLMNPRST
Abacetus Dejean, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Abacoleptus Fauvel, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Abacomorphus Chaudoir, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Abacophrastus Will, 20117SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1790Seed-Eating Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Analoma Darlington, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Brachidius Chaudoir, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Caelostomus W.S. Macleay, 18838SpeciesTaxom
Catadromus W.S. Macleay, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Cosmodiscus Sloane, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Euryabax Fauvel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Haploferonia Darlington, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Homalonesiota Maindron, 19623SpeciesTaxom
Lesticus Dejean, 186813SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 196211SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 18787SpeciesTaxom
Nebrioferonia Straneo, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Paniestichus Will, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Platycaelus Blanchard, 18426SpeciesTaxom
Platycoelus Blanchard, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Platysmodes Fauvel, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Prosopogmus Chaudoir, 187911SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoceneus Tschitschérine, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1897Woodland Ground Beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Rhytiferonia Darlington, 20018SpeciesTaxom
Setalidius Chaudoir, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Sphodrosomus Perroud, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Stegazopteryx Will, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tiferonia Darlington, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Trachelocyphus Tschitschérine, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
116 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abacetus (Astigis) desaegeri Straneo, 1963
Abacetus (Astigis) verschureni Straneo, 1963
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) convexiusculus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) darlingtoni Straneo, 1984
Abacoleptus carinatus Fauvel, 1903
Abacoleptus curtus Will, 2011
Abacoleptus paradoxus Heller, 1916
Abacomorphus asperulus Fauvel, 1882
Abacomorphus caledonicus Montrouzier, 1860
Abacophrastus bellorum Will, 2011
Abacophrastus carnifex Will, 2011
Abacophrastus chapes Will, 2011
Abacophrastus hobbit Will, 2011
Abacophrastus megalops Will, 2011
Abacophrastus millei Will, 2011
Abacophrastus reflexus Will, 2011
Amara (Curtonotus) alpina Paykull, 1790
Analoma forte Darlington, 1962
Analoma gracile Darlington, 1962
Analoma hornabrooki Darlington, 1971
Analoma rosenburgi Darlington, 1971
Brachidius crassicornis Chaudoir, 1852
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) albertisi Straneo, 1938
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) inermis Bates, 1892
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) loriai Straneo, 1938
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) novaeguineae Straneo, 1938
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) picipes W.S.Macleay, 1825
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) rectangulus (Chaudoir, 1872)⇒ Caelostomus inermis Bates, 1892
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) straneoi Darlington, 1962
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) subsinuatus Chaudoir In ..., 1883
Catadromus rajah Wiedemann, 1824
Cosmodiscus brunneus Darlington, 1962
Cosmodiscus rubripictus Sloane, 1907
Euryabax colossus Fauvel, 1903
Haploferonia simplex Darlington, 1962
Homalonesiota karawari Maindron, 1908
Homalonesiota karawarii Maindron, 1908
Homalonesiota straneoi Darlington, 1962
Lesticus (Lesticus) ambulator Darlington, 1962
Lesticus (Lesticus) depressus Darlington, 1962
Lesticus (Lesticus) gracilis Darlington, 1962
Lesticus (Lesticus) liparops Andrewes, 1932
Lesticus (Lesticus) medius Darlington, 1971
Lesticus (Lesticus) toxopei Darlington, 1962
Lesticus (Triplogenius) bennigseni Sloane, 1907
Lesticus (Triplogenius) chloronotus Chaudoir, 1868
Lesticus chloronotus dahli Kuntzen, 1912
Lesticus (Triplogenius) finisterrae Will & Kavan..., 2012
Lesticus (Triplogenius) lemoulti Kuntzen, 1914
Lesticus (Triplogenius) nitescens Sloane, 1907
Lesticus (Triplogenius) politus Chaudoir, 1868
Loxandrus cervicalis Casey, 1918
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Loxandrus latus Darlington, 1962
Loxandrus limatus (Casey, 1918)⇒ Loxandrus rectus Say, 1823
Loxandrus majusculus Lorenz, 1998
Loxandrus medius Darlington, 1962
Loxandrus minor Chaudoir, 1843Horny goby
Loxandrus pusillus (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Loxandrus piciventris LeConte, 1848
Loxandrus rectus Say, 1823
Loxandrus saphyrinus Chaudoir, 1843Horny goby
Loxandrus subrectus Darlington, 1962
Morion baloghi Horvatovich, 1976
Morion biroi Horvatovich, 1976
Morion caledoniae Fauvel, 1903
Morion dalbertisi Chaudoir, 1880
Morion humeratus Chaudoir, 1880
Morion longipennis Putzeys, 1875
Morion polynesiae Fairmaire, 1878
Nebrioferonia intermedia Allen, 1982
Nebrioferonia strigitarsis Straneo, 1939
Paniestichus subsolianus Will, 2011
Platycaelus archboldi Darlington, 1962
Platycaelus biroi Darlington, 1962
Platycaelus depressus Blanchard, 1843
Platycaelus major Straneo, 1942
Platycaelus melliei Montrouzier, 1860
Platycaelus prolixus Erichson, 1842
Platycoelus caledonicus Tschitscherine, 1901
Platycoelus hermes Will, 2015
Platycoelus irideomicans Tschitschérine, 1890
Platycoelus major Straneo, 1942
Platycoelus planipennis W.J.Macleay, 1871
Platysmodes gambeyi Fauvel, 1882
Prosopogmus aoupiniensis Will, 2011
Prosopogmus fortis Will, 2011
Prosopogmus garavagliae Straneo, 1938
Prosopogmus hornabrooki Darlington, 1971
Prosopogmus irideus Fauvel, 1903
Prosopogmus koghisensis Will, 2011
Prosopogmus lescheni Will, 2011
Prosopogmus oghisensis Will, 2011
Prosopogmus savesi Fauvel, 1882
Prosopogmus sedlacekorum Darlington, 1971
Prosopogmus speculiferus Fairmaire, 1879
Pseudoceneus (Pseudoceneus) numeensis Fauvel, 1903
Pterostichus (Criobius) hudsonicus LeConte, 1863
Pterostichus (Criobius) similis Mannerheim, 1852
Pterostichus (Cryobius) ventricosus Eschscholtz, 1823
Pterostichus chydaeus chydaeus Tschitschérine, 1897
Rhytiferonia beroni Guéorguiev, 2013
Rhytiferonia iebele Darlington, 1962
Rhytiferonia julianae Baehr, 2001
Rhytiferonia nigra Darlington, 1962
Rhytiferonia oblongicollis Baehr, 2001
Rhytiferonia ophthalmica Baehr, 2001
Rhytiferonia paucistriata Baehr, 2001
Rhytiferonia punctigera Baehr, 2001
Setalidius attenuatus Fauvel, 1882
Setalidius nigerrimus Chaudoir, 1878
Sphodrosomus griseolum Fauvel, 1882
Sphodrosomus griseolus Fauvel, 1882
Sphodrosomus monteithi Will, 2006
Sphodrosomus saisseti Perroud & Mo..., 1864
Stegazopteryx ivimkaensis Will, 2004
Tiferonia parva Darlington, 1962
Trachelocyphus tschitscherini Lutshnik, 1922

Subnodes of Pterostichitae with occurrences in Melanesia
TribeCratocerini
Lacordaire, 1854
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMorionini
Brullé, 1835
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePterostichini
Bonelli, 1810
Woodland Ground Beetles
27
107
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom