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Checklist of Supertribe Pterostichitae Bonelli, 1810
for Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
480
6542
17532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
6538
17527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
462
6445
17300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5519
15626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
76
1796
4583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
259
985
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
228
908
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
228
908
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
158
648
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SupertribePterostichitae
Bonelli, 1810
15
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Zimbabwe
15 Genera with 55 Species
Abacetus Dejean, 194234SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1942Seed-Eating Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Aristopus LaFerté-Séne..., 19393SpeciesTaxom
Caelostomus W.S. Macleay, 18786SpeciesTaxom
Cosmodiscus Sloane, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Dromistomus Jeannel, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metaxys Chaudoir, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Molops Bonelli, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Ogmophora Tschitschérine, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Platyxythrius Straneo, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Stereostoma Murray, 19514SpeciesTaxom
Strigomerodes Straneo, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Strigomerus Chaudoir, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Trachelocyphoides Alluaud, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
55 Species and 7 Subspecies
Abacetus (Abacetillus) optimus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Abacetus) distinctus Chaudoir, 1878
Abacetus (Abacetus) lautus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Abacetus) lucidulus Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Abacetus) mashunus (Péringuey, 1896)⇒ Abacetus pygmaeus pygmaeus Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Abacetus) nitens Tschitschérine, 1899
Abacetus (Abacetus) pavoninus Péringuey, 1899
Abacetus (Abacetus) percoides Fairmaire, 1868
Abacetus (Abacetus) servitulus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Astigis) aeneus (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Abacetus antiquus Dejean, 1828
Abacetus (Astigis) confinis Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Astigis) foveolatus Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Astigis) shilouvanus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Astigis) virescens Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Caricus) alacer Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Caricus) inopinus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Caricus) nanus Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) natalensis Chaudoir, 1869
Abacetus (Caricus) obtusus Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Caricus) rufoapicatus Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Caricus) zanzibaricus Tschitschérine, 1898
Abacetus (Distrigodes) evulsus Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Distrigodes) pygmaeus Boheman, 1848
Abacetus pygmaeus pygmaeus Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Distrigus) angustatus Klug, 1853
Abacetus (Distrigus) emeritus Péringuey, 1899
Abacetus (Distrigus) hessei Straneo, 1940
Abacetus (Distrigus) nigrinus Boheman, 1848
Abacetus (Distrigus) vexator Péringuey, 1904
Abacetus (Parastygis) piliger Chaudoir, 1876
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) antiquus Dejean, 1828
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) pubescens Dejean, 1831
Abacetus pubescens palustris Péringuey, 1896
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) semotus Andrewes, 1942
Amara cardui sibylla Holdhaus, 1942
Aristopus distigma Tschitschérine, 1898
Aristopus longicornis Péringuey, 1899
Aristopus maculatus Straneo, 1939
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) amaroides Boheman, 1848
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) stevensoni Straneo, 1941
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) subparallelus Straneo, 1941
Caelostomus subparallelus subparallelus Straneo, 1941
Caelostomus (Drimostomellus) intermedius Chaudoir, 1878
Dromistomus laticollis Boheman, 1848
Dromistomus laticollis laticollis Boheman, 1848
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Metaxys rhodesianus Péringuey, 1908
Molops piceus orthogonius Chaudoir, 1868
Ogmophora peringueyi Tschitschérine, 1896
Platyxythrius major Straneo, 1941
Stereostoma (Stereodema) corpulentum Chaudoir, 1872
Stereostoma (Stereodema) jeanneli Alluaud, 1933
Stereostoma (Stereostoma) punctatum Straneo, 1958
Stereostoma (Stereostoma) punctisternum Straneo, 1951
Strigomerodes punctifrons Straneo, 1949
Strigomerus cribratus Straneo, 1942
Strigomerus damarensis Kuntzen, 1919
Strigomerus ferrugineus Péringuey, 1896
Strigomerus ferrugineus ferrugineus Péringuey, 1896
Trachelocyphoides setulosus Chaudoir, 1878

Subnodes of Pterostichitae with occurrences in Zimbabwe
TribeAbacetini
Chaudoir, 1873
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCratocerini
Lacordaire, 1854
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMorionini
Brullé, 1835
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribePterostichini
Bonelli, 1810
Woodland Ground Beetles
11
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeZabrini
Bonelli, 1810
Seed-Eating Ground Beetles
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom