Dicaelus

Genus of beetles

Dicaelus
Dicaelus purpuratus, Texas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Licininae
Tribe: Licinini
Subtribe: Dicaelina
Genus: Dicaelus
Bonelli, 1813
Subgenera
  • Dicaelus Bonelli, 1813
  • Liodicaelus Casey, 1913
  • Paradicaelus Ball, 1959
Dicaelus dilatatus, Alabama

Dicaelus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 18 described species in Dicaelus, found in North America.[1][2][3]

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Dicaelus:

  • Dicaelus alternans Dejean, 1826 (United States)
  • Dicaelus ambiguus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841 (United States)
  • Dicaelus chermocki Ball, 1959 (United States)
  • Dicaelus costatus LeConte, 1853 (United States and Mexico)
  • Dicaelus crenatus LeConte, 1853 (United States)
  • Dicaelus dilatatus Say, 1823 (United States and Canada)
  • Dicaelus elongatus Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada)
  • Dicaelus franclemonti Ball, 1991 (Mexico)
  • Dicaelus furvus Dejean, 1826 (United States)
  • Dicaelus laevipennis LeConte, 1847 (United States, Canada, and Mexico)
  • Dicaelus politus Dejean, 1826 (United States and Canada)
  • Dicaelus purpuratus Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada)
  • Dicaelus quadratus LeConte, 1847 (United States)
  • Dicaelus sculptilis Say, 1823 (United States and Canada)
  • Dicaelus subtropicus Casey, 1913 (United States)
  • Dicaelus suffusus (Casey, 1913) (United States)
  • Dicaelus teter Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada)
  • † Dicaelus alutaceus G.Horn, 1876

References

  1. ^ "Dicaelus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. ^ "Dicaelus Bonelli, 1813". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
Taxon identifiers
Dicaelus
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