Pachydesus

Pachydesus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Trechinae
Tribe:	Trechini
Subtribe:	Trechodina
Genus:	Pachydesus Motschulsky, 1864

Pachydesus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in Pachydesus.^[1][2]

These 39 species belong to the genus Pachydesus:

• Pachydesus aethiopicus Basilewsky, 1974 (Ethiopia)
• Pachydesus alluaudi (Jeannel, 1913) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda)
• Pachydesus altipeta (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya)
• Pachydesus anosyanus Basilewsky, 1981 (Madagascar)
• Pachydesus bohemani (Jeannel, 1926) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus brincki (Basilewsky, 1958) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus bucculentus (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Pachydesus bulirschi Geginat, 2009 (South Africa)
• Pachydesus burgeoni (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda)
• Pachydesus caffer (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus celisi (Jeannel, 1955) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Pachydesus chappuisi (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya)
• Pachydesus cuccodoroi Deuve, 2005
• Pachydesus descarpentriesi Basilewsky, 1972 (Madagascar)
• Pachydesus edwardsi (Jeannel, 1940) (Uganda)
• Pachydesus ernei Deuve, 2005
• Pachydesus fletcheri (Jeannel, 1959) (Uganda)
• Pachydesus geginati Deuve, 2005
• Pachydesus gravis (Péringuey, 1898) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus holmi Deuve, 2005
• Pachydesus kenyensis (Jeannel, 1913) (Kenya)
• Pachydesus kilimanus (Jeannel, 1913) (Tanzania)
• Pachydesus kinangopinus (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya)
• Pachydesus kochi (Straneo, 1960) (Madagascar)
• Pachydesus leleupi (Jeannel, 1960) (Tanzania)
• Pachydesus longulus (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus marojejyanus Basilewsky, 1981 (Madagascar)
• Pachydesus ovalipennis (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus parilis (Péringuey, 1908) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus parvicollis (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus pauliani (Jeannel, 1950) (Madagascar)
• Pachydesus rafaelae Geginat, 2009 (South Africa)
• Pachydesus raffrayi (Jeannel, 1930) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus robustus (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
• Pachydesus rotundatus (Jeannel, 1959) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda)
• Pachydesus rufipes (Boheman, 1848) (Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa)
• Pachydesus ruwenzoricus (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda)
• Pachydesus scitulus (Péringuey, 1896) (South Africa)
• Pachydesus unisetosus (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya)