Somoplatus

Somoplatus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 15 described species in Somoplatus, found in Africa and Europe.[1][2]

Somoplatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Cyclosomini
Subtribe: Masoreina
Genus: Somoplatus
Dejean, 1829
Synonyms
  • Paralophidius Basilewsky, 1986

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Somoplatus:

  • Somoplatus amplicollis Basilewsky, 1986 (West Africa)
  • Somoplatus brevicollis (Dejean, 1831) (West Africa)
  • Somoplatus depilis Schüle, 2009 (Ivory Coast)
  • Somoplatus elongatus Burgeon, 1936 (West Africa)
  • Somoplatus fulvus Mulsant & Godart, 1867 (Europe, Africa)
  • Somoplatus genierorum Schüle, 2009 (Burkina Faso)
  • Somoplatus girardi Basilewsky, 1986 (West Africa)
  • Somoplatus guineensis Basilewsky, 1986 (Guinea)
  • Somoplatus hospes Andrewes, 1933 (India)
  • Somoplatus ivoirensis Schüle, 2009 (Ivory Coast)
  • Somoplatus morettoi Schüle, 2009 (Ivory Coast)
  • Somoplatus pilicollis Schüle, 2009 (West Africa)
  • Somoplatus septentrionalis Burgeon, 1936 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
  • Somoplatus simillimus Basilewsky, 1986 (Sub-Saharan Africa)
  • Somoplatus substriatus Dejean, 1829 (Europe, Africa)

References

  1. "Somoplatus Dejean, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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