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Trechus

Trechus is a genus of ground beetle found in the Palearctic, the Near East, and the highlands of East Africa. There are more than 1,000 described species in Trechus.

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Trechus
Trechus micros
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Trechinae
Genus: Trechus
Clairville, 1806
Subgenera
  • Arabotrechus Mateu, 1990
  • Atlantotrechus Lompe, 1999
  • Elgonophyes Jeannel, 1954
  • Elgonotrechus Jeannel, 1954
  • Meruitrechus Jeannel, 1960
  • Microtrechus Jeannel, 1927
  • Setitrechus Deuve, 2005
  • Trechus Clairville, 1806
Diversity
At least 1000 species
Synonyms
  • Antoinella

Trechus is a genus of ground beetle found in the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, and the highlands of East Africa. There are more than 1,000 described species in Trechus.123

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word trécho, meaning "I run".4

See List of Trechus species for the species in the genus Trechus.

References

References

  1. "Trechus Clairville, 1806". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). Lorenz, Wolfgang (ed.). "Carabcat Database". ChecklistBank. doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. Schmidt, Joachim; Faille, Arnaud (2018-06-21). "Revision of Trechus Clairville, 1806 of the Bale Mountains and adjacent volcanos, Ethiopia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)". European Journal of Taxonomy (446). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.446. ISSN 2118-9773.
  4. Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica, Sigmund Schenkling. 1917. Online: Internet Archive
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