Phorticosomus
Genus of beetles
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Phorticosomus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 18 described species in Phorticosomus, found in Australia.[1][2]
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| Phorticosomus, Australia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Harpalini |
| Subtribe: | Ditomina |
| Genus: | Phorticosomus Schaum, 1863 |
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Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Phorticosomus:
- Phorticosomus castelnaui Sloane, 1915
- Phorticosomus crassus Sloane, 1915
- Phorticosomus edelii Laporte, 1867
- Phorticosomus felix Schaum, 1863
- Phorticosomus franzi Baehr, 1998
- Phorticosomus grandis Laporte, 1867
- Phorticosomus gularis Sloane, 1915
- Phorticosomus horni Sloane, 1896
- Phorticosomus macleayi Sloane, 1915
- Phorticosomus mucronatus Blackburn, 1888
- Phorticosomus nuytsii Laporte, 1867
- Phorticosomus piceus Sloane, 1915
- Phorticosomus randalli Blackburn, 1890
- Phorticosomus robustus Blackburn, 1889
- Phorticosomus rotundatus B.Moore, 1967
- Phorticosomus rugiceps W.J.MacLeay, 1871
- Phorticosomus similis Blackburn, 1888
- Phorticosomus zabroides Sloane, 1910
