''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.
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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
''Bennigsenium grossabreve'' is a species of tiger beetle
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'', ...
'' (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
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