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Protopidius

Protopidius is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Protopidius.

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Protopidius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Licininae
Tribe: Oodini
Subtribe: Oodina
Genus: Protopidius
Basilewsky, 1949

Protopidius is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Protopidius.12

Species

These five species belong to the genus Protopidius:

  • Protopidius brevis Lecordier, 1990 (DR Congo)
  • Protopidius bruneaui Lecordier & Girard, 1987 (Cameroon)
  • Protopidius congoanus Basilewsky, 1949 (Guinea, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi)
  • Protopidius obesus Lecordier & Girard, 1987 (Cameroon)
  • Protopidius strictus Lecordier, 1990 (Ethiopia)
References

References

  1. "GBIF, Protopidius". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
  2. "Catalogue of Life, Protopidius Basilewsky, 1949". Retrieved 2024-09-27.