Orthomus | |
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Orthomus barbarus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Pterostichinae |
Tribe: | Pterostichini |
Subtribe: | Euchroina |
Genus: | Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838 |
Subgenera | |
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Orthomus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in Orthomus. [1] [2]
These 37 species belong to the genus Orthomus:
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Zabrus is a genus of ground beetles. They are, unusually for ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores, and Zabrus tenebrioides can become a pest in cereal fields.
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.
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:
Cymindis is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Ophonus is a ground beetle genus native to the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa. It contains the following species in the following subgenera:
Paradromius is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Paradromius, found in North Africa, the Palearctic, and the Middle East.
Poecilus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Afro-tropical, the Palearctic, the Near East, North Africa, and North America regions.
Stenolophus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 190 described species in the genus Stenolophus.
Odotoncarus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are seven described species in Odotoncarus.
Mesolestes is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 40 described species in Mesolestes.
Philorhizus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 50 described species in Philorhizus.
Platyderus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 100 described species in Platyderus.
Licinopsis is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about six described species in Licinopsis, found in the Canary Islands.
Tapinopterus is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 70 described species in Tapinopterus, found in Europe and southwest Asia.
Thalassophilus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Pterostichini is a tribe of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae. There are about 180 genera and more than 3,800 described species in Pterostichini.