Hystrichopus is a genus of inconspicuous, nocturnal[3] beetles in the family Carabidae. The genus is native to the greater part of the Afrotropics and locally to the southern Palaearctic.[1]

Hystrichopus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Lebiini
Subtribe: Cymindidina
Genus: Hystrichopus
Boheman, 1848
Subgenera
  • Assadecma Basilewsky[1]
  • Pseudomasoreus Desbrochers des Loges
  • Hystrichopus (s.s.) Boheman
  • Plagiopyga Boheman
Synonyms
  • Assoterus Peringuey, 1896[2]
  • Astus Peringuey, 1896
  • Ctenoncus Chaudoir, 1850

Species

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The species include:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hunting, Wesley M. (18 January 2013). "A taxonomic revision of the Cymindis (Pinacodera) limbata species group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), including description of a new species from Florida, U.S.A." ZooKeys (259): 1–73. doi:10.3897/zookeys.259.2970. PMC 3591765. PMID 23653501. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Hystrichopus Boheman, 1848". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. ^ Scholtz, Clarke H.; et al. (1985). Insects of Southern Africa. Durban: Butterworths. p. 195. ISBN 0409-10487-6.
  4. ^ "Hystrichopus". Global Names Index. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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