''Calathidius'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family
Carabidae
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. There are at least three described species in ''Calathidius'', found in the
Canary Islands
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Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Calathidius'':
* '' Calathidius acuminatus'' (Wollaston, 1862)
* '' Calathidius brevithorax'' Machado, 1992
* '' Calathidius sphodroides'' (Wollaston, 1862)
References
Platyninae
Carabidae genera
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