Dicaelus
Genus of beetles
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Dicaelus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 18 described species in Dicaelus, found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Dicaelus | |
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| Dicaelus purpuratus, Texas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Licininae |
| Tribe: | Licinini |
| Subtribe: | Dicaelina |
| Genus: | Dicaelus Bonelli, 1813 |
| Subgenera | |
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Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Dicaelus:
- Dicaelus alternans Dejean, 1826 (United States)
- Dicaelus ambiguus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841 (United States)
- Dicaelus chermocki Ball, 1959 (United States)
- Dicaelus costatus LeConte, 1853 (United States and Mexico)
- Dicaelus crenatus LeConte, 1853 (United States)
- Dicaelus dilatatus Say, 1823 (United States and Canada)
- Dicaelus elongatus Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada)
- Dicaelus franclemonti Ball, 1991 (Mexico)
- Dicaelus furvus Dejean, 1826 (United States)
- Dicaelus laevipennis LeConte, 1847 (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
- Dicaelus politus Dejean, 1826 (United States and Canada)
- Dicaelus purpuratus Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada)
- Dicaelus quadratus LeConte, 1847 (United States)
- Dicaelus sculptilis Say, 1823 (United States and Canada)
- Dicaelus subtropicus Casey, 1913 (United States)
- Dicaelus suffusus (Casey, 1913) (United States)
- Dicaelus teter Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada)
- † Dicaelus alutaceus G.Horn, 1876
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