The subtribe Creobiina is a group of beetles in the
Broscini
The tribe Broscini is a worldwide group of beetles in the Broscinae subfamily of Carabidae (the ground beetle
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tribe of
Carabidae
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(the
ground beetle
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s) and is found in
Australia
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,
New Zealand
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and
South America
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.
Description
''Creobiina'' has 11 genera:
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Acallistus'': 4 species
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Adotela'': 17 species
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Anheterus'': 3 species
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Bountya'': 1 species
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Brithysternum'': 3 species
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Cascellius'': 2 species
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Cerotalis'': 7 species
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Creobius'': 1 species
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Gnathoxys'': 17 species
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Nothocascellius'': 2 species
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Promecoderus'': 40 species
References
Insect subtribes
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