Somoplatus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 15 described species in Somoplatus, found in Africa and Europe.[1][2]

Somoplatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Cyclosomini
Subtribe: Masoreina
Genus: Somoplatus
Dejean, 1829
Synonyms
  • Paralophidius Basilewsky, 1986

Species

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These 15 species belong to the genus Somoplatus:

References

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  1. ^ "Somoplatus Dejean, 1829". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.