''Bennigsenium'' 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

Cicindelidae Tiger beetles are a family of beetles, Cicindelidae, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, '' Rivacindela hudsoni'', can run at a speed of , or about 125 body lengths per second. ...

. There are about 11 described species in ''Bennigsenium'', found in Africa.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus ''Bennigsenium'': * '' Bennigsenium basilewskyi'' (Cassola, 1978) (Ethiopia) * '' Bennigsenium bodongi'' (W.Horn, 1914) (Mozambique) * '' Bennigsenium discoscriptum'' (W.Horn, 1914) (Tanzania and Zambia) * '' Bennigsenium grossabreve'' (W.Horn, 1914) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) * '' Bennigsenium grossesculptum'' Cassola & Werner, 2003 (Tanzania) * '' Bennigsenium hauseranum'' (W.Horn, 1905) (Africa) * '' Bennigsenium insperatum'' (Kolbe in W.Horn, 1915) (Kenya, Tanzania) * '' Bennigsenium ismenioides'' (W.Horn, 1913) (Tanzania) * '' Bennigsenium kakonkianum'' Cassola & Miskell, 2001 (Tanzania) * '' Bennigsenium planicorne'' W.Horn, 1897 (Africa) * '' Bennigsenium unciferum'' Cassola & Werner, 2003 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

Cicindelidae {{cicindelinae-stub