Biology:Pogonini

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Short description: Tribe of beetles

Pogonini
Pogonus littoralis (Duftschmidt, 1812) (3378446537).jpg
Pogonus senegalensis, France
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Trechinae
Tribe: Pogonini
Laporte, 1834

Pogonini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 12 genera and more than 80 described species in Pogonini. More than half the species are in the genus Pogonus.

The species of Pogonini, except those in the South American genus Ochtozetus, live in saline habitats inland or along ocean coastlines.[1][2]

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the tribe Pogonini:[1]


References

Further reading

  • Bousquet, Yves; Laplante, Serge (1997). "Taxonomic review of the New World Pogonini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)". The Canadian Entomologist 129 (4): 699–731. doi:10.4039/Ent129699-4. 

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