Biology:Paussini

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Short description: Tribe of beetles

Paussini
Cerapterus pilipennis (Male).jpg
Cerapterus pilipennis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Paussinae
Tribe: Paussini
Latreille, 1806
Subtribes
  • Carabidomemnina Wasmann, 1928
  • Cerapterina Billberg, 1820
  • Heteropaussina Janssens, 1950
  • Homopterina Wasmann, 1920
  • Paussina Latreille, 1806
  • Pentaplatarthrina Jeannel, 1946
  • † Arthropteritina Luna de Carvalho, 1961
  • † Eopaussina Luna de Carvalho, 1951

Paussini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 25 genera and 610 described species in Paussini. They are found mainly in Africa, southern Asia, and the Pacific, although the genus Homopterus is found in the Americas.[1][2]

Genera

These 26 genera belong to the tribe Paussini:


References

Wikidata ☰ Q3372871 entry