Biology:Taphoxenus

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Taphoxenus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Platyninae
Tribe: Sphodrini
Subtribe: Sphodrina
Genus: Taphoxenus
Motschulsky, 1850
Subgenera
  • Lychnifugus Motschulsky, 1865
  • Taphoxenus Motschulsky, 1850

Taphoxenus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 14 described species in Taphoxenus.[1][2]

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Taphoxenus:

  • Taphoxenus alatavicus Semenov, 1908 (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
  • Taphoxenus cellarum (M.Adams, 1817) (worldwide)
  • Taphoxenus cerberus (Ganglbauer, 1905) (Turkey)
  • Taphoxenus elburzensis Casale & Wrase, 2018 (Iran)
  • Taphoxenus gigas (Fischer von Waldheim, 1823) (worldwide)
  • Taphoxenus goliath (Faldermann, 1836) (worldwide)
  • Taphoxenus hauserianus Casale, 1988 (China)
  • Taphoxenus meridionalis Casale, 1982 (Iraq and Syria)
  • Taphoxenus murzini Casale & Wrase, 2018 (Iran)
  • Taphoxenus persicus Jedlicka, 1952 (Iran)
  • Taphoxenus pseudogracilis Vereschagina, 1987
  • Taphoxenus transmontanus Semenov, 1908 (China and Kyrgyzstan)
  • Taphoxenus trochanteratus Emden, 1954 (Afghanistan)
  • Taphoxenus ziegleri Casale & Assmann, 2017 (Jordan)


References

Wikidata ☰ Q4050699 entry