''Ancus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...

. There are about seven described species in ''Ancus'', found in South America and Southeast Asia.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus ''Ancus'': * '' Ancus bicornutus'' ( Putzeys, 1861) (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil) * '' Ancus cariniceps'' Andrewes, 1936 (Indonesia) * '' Ancus depressifrons'' Putzeys, 1867 (Brazil) * '' Ancus excavaticeps'' Putzeys, 1867 (Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia) * '' Ancus hiekei'' Balkenohl, 2016 (Laos) * '' Ancus principes'' Balkenohl, 2016 (Thailand) * '' Ancus sulcicollis'' Putzeys, 1867 (Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil)

References

Scaritinae {{Scaritinae-stub