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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
89
2548
8817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
4
307
1355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
272
1227
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
272
1227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
174
795
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribePterostichitae
Bonelli, 1810
18
79
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
18 Genera with 79 Species
Abacetus Dejean, 189649SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1962Seed-Eating Ground Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Aristopus LaFerté-Séne..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Caelostomus W.S. Macleay, 18789SpeciesTaxom
Cophosomorpha Tschitschérine, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Haptoderidius Straneo, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Leleuporites Straneo, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Metaxellus Straneo, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Molops Bonelli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Ophonichius Straneo, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Platyxythrius Straneo, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1930Woodland Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Stereostoma Murray, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Strigomerus Chaudoir, 19866SpeciesTaxom
Taphoxomimus Straneo, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Trachelocyphoides Alluaud, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachelocyphus Tschitschérine, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
79 Species and 13 Subspecies
Abacetus (Abacetillus) notabilis Straneo, 1960
Abacetus (Abacetus) abacillus Kolbe, 1898
Abacetus abacillus abacillus Kolbe, 1898
Abacetus (Abacetus) ganglbaueri Tschitschérine, 1898
Abacetus (Abacetus) nitens Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Abacetus) parallelus Roth, 1851
Abacetus parallelus parallelus Roth, 1851
Abacetus (Abacetus) percoides Fairmaire, 1868
Abacetus (Abacetus) pseudomashunus Straneo, 1950
Abacetus (Abacetus) rubromarginatus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Abacetus) salamensis Kolbe, 1898
Abacetus (Abacetus) servitulus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Abacetus) subdepressus Straneo, 1960
Abacetus (Abacetus) subnitens Straneo, 1951
Abacetus subnitens similis Straneo, 1951
Abacetus (Abacetus) usagarensis Ancey, 1882
Abacetus usagarensis reichardi Straneo, 1958
Abacetus usagarensis usagarensis Ancey, 1882
Abacetus (Abacetus) vanemdeni Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Abacetus) wakefieldi Bates, 1886
Abacetus (Astigis) aeneovirescens Straneo, 1939
Abacetus aeneovirescens microsculptus Straneo, 1941
Abacetus (Astigis) communis Straneo, 1963
Abacetus (Astigis) foveolatus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Astigis) nitidulus Tschitschérine, 1900
Abacetus nitidulus nitidulus Tschitschérine, 1900
Abacetus (Astigis) nitidus Tschitschérine, 1900
Abacetus (Astigis) occidentalis Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Astigis) pintori Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Astigis) simillimus Straneo, 1960
Abacetus (Astigis) subauratus Straneo, 1949
Abacetus (Astigis) trivialis Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus trivialis trivialis Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Astigis) ukerewianus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Caricus) conradsi Straneo, 1939
Abacetus (Caricus) iridipennis Fairmaire, 1868
Abacetus (Caricus) nanus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) natalensis Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) rufoapicatus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Caricus) zanzibaricus Tschitschérine, 1898
Abacetus (Distrigodes) madagascariensis Dejean, 1831
Abacetus (Distrigodes) tanganjikae Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Distrigus) denticollis Chaudoir, 1878
Abacetus (Distrigus) tridens Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Setabacetus) atroirideus Straneo, 1959
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) aberrans Straneo, 1943
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) hiekei Straneo, 1975
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) pubescens Dejean, 1831
Abacetus pubescens palustris Péringuey, 1896
Amara (Amara) kilimandjarica Alluaud, 1926
Amara (Amara) leleupi Basilewsky, 1962
Aristopus basilewskyi Straneo, 1948
Aristopus maculatus Straneo, 1939
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) amaroides Boheman, 1848
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) castaneus Straneo, 1941
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) nyassae Straneo, 1941
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) subparallelus Straneo, 1941
Caelostomus subparallelus ukerewianus Straneo, 1942
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) subquadricollis Straneo, 1942
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) zanzibaricus Chaudoir, 1878
Caelostomus zanzibaricus zanzibaricus Chaudoir, 1878
Caelostomus (Drimostomellus) intermedius Chaudoir, 1878
Cophosomorpha basilewskyi Straneo, 1975
Cophosomorpha loveridgei Straneo, 1951
Haptoderidius debeckeri Straneo, 1975
Leleuporites basilewskyi Straneo, 1960
Leleuporites mirus Straneo, 1960
Metaxellus abacetoides Straneo, 1960
Molops piceus orthogonius Chaudoir, 1868
Morion constrictus Chaudoir, 1880
Morion guineensis Imhoff, 1843
Ophonichius gerardi Burgeon, 1935
Platyxythrius jeanneli Straneo, 1942
Platyxythrius marginalis Straneo, 1956
Platyxythrius usambarensis Straneo, 1942
Pterostichus (Unitrichus) exochus Andrewes, 1930
Stereostoma (Stereodema) hirtipenne G.Muller, 1940
Stereostoma (Stereodema) jeanneli Alluaud, 1933
Stereostoma (Stereodema) sansibaricum G.Muller, 1940
Stereostoma (Stereodema) titschacki G.Muller, 1940
Stereostoma (Stereodema) usambaricum G.Muller, 1940
Stereostoma (Stereostoma) stuhlmanni Kolbe, 1896
Strigomerus basilewskyanus Straneo, 1954
Strigomerus ferrugineus Péringuey, 1896
Strigomerus marshalli Straneo, 1941
Strigomerus parvicollis Straneo, 1939
Strigomerus parvicollis parvicollis Straneo, 1939
Strigomerus trisetosus Straneo, 1986
Taphoxomimus leleupi Straneo, 1975
Trachelocyphoides setulosus Chaudoir, 1878
Trachelocyphus trisulcis Chaudoir, 1878

Subnodes of Pterostichitae with occurrences in Tanzania
TribeCratocerini
Lacordaire, 1854
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMorionini
Brullé, 1835
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePterostichini
Bonelli, 1810
Woodland Ground Beetles
14
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeZabrini
Bonelli, 1810
Seed-Eating Ground Beetles
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom