Apotominae is a subfamily of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the 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 ...
. It contains the single genus ''Apotomus'' with the following species:
* ''
Apotomus alluaudi''
Jeannel, 1946
* ''
Apotomus angusticollis''
J. Muller, 1943
* ''
Apotomus annulaticornis''
Peringuey, 1896
* ''
Apotomus atripennis''
Motschulsky, 1858
* ''
Apotomus australis''
Castelnau, 1867
* ''
Apotomus chaudoirii''
Wollaston, 1860
* ''
Apotomus clypeonitens''
J. Muller, 1943
* ''
Apotomus fairmairei''
Jeannel, 1946
* ''
Apotomus flavescens''
Apetz, 1854
* ''
Apotomus hirsutulus''
Bates, 1892
* ''
Apotomus latigena''
Reitter, 1892
* ''
Apotomus minor''
Baehr, 1990
* ''
Apotomus neghellianus''
G. Muller, 1942
* ''
Apotomus qiongshanensis''
Tian, 2000
* ''
Apotomus reichardti''
Erwin, 1980
* ''
Apotomus rufithorax''
Pecchioli, 1837
* ''
Apotomus rufus''
P. Rossi, 1790
* ''
Apotomus sahelianus''
Mateu, 1966
* ''
Apotomus sumbawanus''
Dupius, 1911
* ''
Apotomus syriacus''
Jedlicka, 1961
* ''
Apotomus testaceus''
Dejean, 1825
* ''
Apotomus velox''
Motschulsky, 1858
References
Carabidae genera
Beetles described in 1807
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