Masoreus

Masoreus
Masoreus wetterhallii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Lebiinae
Tribe:	Cyclosomini
Subtribe:	Masoreina
Genus:	Masoreus Dejean, 1821
Synonyms [1]
Mozoreus Motschoulsky, 1845

Masoreus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Masoreus. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Masoreus:

• Masoreus aegyptiacus Dejean, 1828 (Mediterranean region, Saudi Arabia)
• Masoreus affinis Chaudoir, 1843 (Mediterranean region, Canary Islands)
• Masoreus alticola Wollaston, 1864 (Canary Islands)
• Masoreus grandis Zimmermann, 1832 (Ethiopia)
• Masoreus orientalis Dejean, 1828 (northern Europe, southern Asia)
• Masoreus saharensis Mateu, 1984 (Morocco)
• Masoreus wetterhallii (Gyllenhal, 1813) (Palearctic)

References

1. "ITIS report, Masoreus" . Retrieved 2024-09-27.
2. "GBIF, Masoreus" . Retrieved 2024-09-27.
3. "Catalogue of Life, Masoreus Dejean, 1821" . Retrieved 2024-09-27.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Masoreus at iNaturalist
• Media related to Masoreus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Masoreus at Wikispecies
• Masoreus at Fauna Europaea