Microcephalus (beetle)

Microcephalus is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 15 described species in Microcephalus, found in South America.[1][2]

Microcephalus
Microcephalus niger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Pterostichinae
Tribe: Pterostichini
Subtribe: Euchroina
Genus: Microcephalus
Dejean, 1828

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Microcephalus:

  • Microcephalus affinis Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus amplicollis Chaudoir, 1852 (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus bolivianus Tschitscherine, 1898 (Bolivia)
  • Microcephalus catharinae Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus depressicollis Dejean, 1828 (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus festivus Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus kaszabi (Straneo, 1959) (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus magnificus (Lutshnik, 1935) (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus minor Chaudoir, 1852 (Brazil)
  • Microcephalus niger (Straneo, 1956) (Ecuador)
  • Microcephalus orientalis (Straneo, 1951) (Paraguay and Brazil)
  • Microcephalus paraguayensis (Straneo, 1951) (Paraguay)
  • Microcephalus peruanus (Lutshnik, 1931) (Peru)
  • Microcephalus subsinuatus (Straneo, 1956) (Peru)
  • Microcephalus superbus Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)

References
  1. "Microcephalus Dejean, 1828". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.


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