Masoreus
Genus of beetles
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Masoreus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Masoreus.[1][2][3]
| Masoreus | |
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| Masoreus wetterhallii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Lebiinae |
| Tribe: | Cyclosomini |
| Subtribe: | Masoreina |
| Genus: | Masoreus Dejean, 1821 |
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus Masoreus:
- Masoreus aegyptiacus Dejean, 1828 (Mediterranean region, Saudi Arabia)
- Masoreus affinis Chaudoir, 1843 (Mediterranean region, Canary Islands)
- Masoreus alticola Wollaston, 1864 (Canary Islands)
- Masoreus grandis Zimmermann, 1832 (Ethiopia)
- Masoreus orientalis Dejean, 1828 (northern Europe, southern Asia)
- Masoreus saharensis Mateu, 1984 (Morocco)
- Masoreus wetterhallii (Gyllenhal, 1813) (Palearctic)
