''Bascanus'' is a genus in the

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 ...

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 10 described species in ''Bascanus''.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Bascanus'': * ''

Bascanus andreaei ''Bascanus'' is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 10 described species in ''Bascanus''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Bascanus'': * ''Bascanus andreaei'' Basilewsky, 1961 (South Africa) * ''Bascanus claeys ...

'' Basilewsky, 1961 (

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) * '' Bascanus claeysbouuaerti'' Basilewsky, 1953 (

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and

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) * '' Bascanus dissidens'' Péringuey, 1908 (

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) * '' Bascanus fortesculptus'' Basilewsky, 1961 (

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, Zimbabwe) * '' Bascanus gracilis'' Péringuey, 1896 (South Africa) * '' Bascanus leleupi'' Basilewsky, 1961 (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Bascanus longicollis'' Péringuey, 1896 (South Africa) * '' Bascanus natalicus'' Basilewsky, 1961 (South Africa) * '' Bascanus transvaalensis'' Basilewsky, 1961 (South Africa) * '' Bascanus vandenberghei'' Basilewsky, 1953 (Democratic Republic of the Congo,

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, and Burundi)

References

Panagaeinae {{panagaeinae-stub