Distichus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Scaritinae |
Tribe: | Scaritini |
Subtribe: | Scaritina |
Genus: | Distichus Motschulsky, 1858 |
Subgenera | |
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Distichus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in Distichus, found in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, and Central America. [1] [2]
These 37 species belong to the genus Distichus:
Agonum is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc.
Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,200 species. The beetles are predatory, but sometimes feed on strawberries. They can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil although preferences differ between species.
Omophron is a genus of ground beetle (Carabidae), the only extant genus in the subfamily Omophroninae. It is mostly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere with the southern border running through Guatemala and Hispaniola in Americas, South Africa and Madagascar in Africa, Malaysia and Philippines in Asia.
Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:
Lebia is a genus of predatory ground beetles. Common names include colorful foliage ground beetles and flat ground beetles. They are found worldwide and there over 700 species in 17 subgenera.
Anthiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Galerita is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 90 described species in Galerita.
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles.
Abacetus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia, with a single European species. It contains the following species:
Scaritinae is a worldwide subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing more than 2400 species in over 140 genera.
Dyschirius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae:
Oxylobus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Haplotrachelus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Siagona is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 80 described species in Siagona, found mainly in Africa, the Mediterranean, and southern Asia.
Harpalini is a tribe of a diverse group of ground beetles belonging to the subfamily Harpalinae within the broader family Carabidae. The tribe contains more than 1,900 species.
Lebiini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 250 genera and 4,800 described species in Lebiini.