Pheropsophus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3] It is considered a sister group of the genus Pheropsophidius within the subtribe Pheropsophina.[4][5]

Pheropsophus
Pheropsophus siamensis, Thailand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Brachininae
Tribe: Brachinini
Genus: Pheropsophus
Solier, 1833
Subgenera
  • Aptinomorphus Jeannel, 1949
  • Pheropsophus Solier, 1833
  • Stenaptinus Maindron, 1906
Diversity
at least 160 species

Species

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These 163 species are members of the genus Pheropsophus

References

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  1. ^ "Pheropsophus". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. ^ "Pheropsophus Solier, 1833". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  4. ^ Ikagawa, R. M., & Moore, W. (2022). Molecular phylogeny and revision of species groups of Nearctic bombardier beetles (Carabidae, Brachininae, Brachinus (Neobrachinus)). ZooKeys, 1131, 155.
  5. ^ Erwin, T. L. (1969). A reclassification of bombardier beetles and a taxonomic revision of the North and Middle American species (Carabidae: Brachinida).
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