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Masoreus

Masoreus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Masoreus.

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Masoreus
Masoreus wetterhallii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Cyclosomini
Subtribe: Masoreina
Genus: Masoreus
Dejean, 1821
Synonyms1
  • Mozoreus Motschoulsky, 1845

Masoreus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Masoreus.123

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)
References

References

  1. "ITIS report, Masoreus". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. "GBIF, Masoreus". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  3. "Catalogue of Life, Masoreus Dejean, 1821". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
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