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Oreodicastes

Oreodicastes is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Oreodicastes, found in Brazil.

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Oreodicastes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Subtribe: Pericalina
Genus: Oreodicastes
Maindron, 1905
Synonyms
  • Oxyglossus Chaudoir, 1843

Oreodicastes is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Oreodicastes, found in Brazil.12

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Oreodicastes:

  • Oreodicastes aeacus Shpeley & Ball, 2000
  • Oreodicastes gounellei Maindron, 1906
  • Oreodicastes minos Shpeley & Ball, 2000
  • Oreodicastes rhadamanthus Shpeley & Ball, 2000
  • Oreodicastes subcyanea (Chaudoir, 1843)
  • Oreodicastes virginia Shpeley & Ball, 2001
  • Oreodicastes zikani Shpeley & Ball, 2001
References

References

  1. "GBIF, Oreodicastes". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. "Catalogue of Life, Oreodicastes Maindron, 1905". Retrieved 2024-09-27.