Orophicus

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Orophicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Platyninae
Tribe: Platynini
Subtribe: Platynina
Genus: Orophicus
Alluaud, 1925

Orophicus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least two described species in Orophicus, found in Mauritius. [1] [2]

Species

These two species belong to the genus Orophicus:

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References

  1. "Orophicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. "Orophicus Alluaud, 1925". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-13.