''Dicaelus'' 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 18 described species in ''Dicaelus'', found in North America.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus ''Dicaelus'': * '' Dicaelus alternans'' Dejean, 1826 (United States) * '' Dicaelus ambiguus'' LaFerté-Sénectère, 1841 (United States) * '' Dicaelus chermocki'' Ball, 1959 (United States) * '' Dicaelus costatus'' LeConte, 1853 (United States and Mexico) * '' Dicaelus crenatus'' LeConte, 1853 (United States) * '' Dicaelus dilatatus'' Say, 1823 (United States and Canada) * '' Dicaelus elongatus'' Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada) * '' Dicaelus franclemonti'' Ball, 1991 (Mexico) * '' Dicaelus furvus'' Dejean, 1826 (United States) * '' Dicaelus laevipennis'' LeConte, 1847 (United States, Canada, and Mexico) * '' Dicaelus politus'' Dejean, 1826 (United States and Canada) * '' Dicaelus purpuratus'' Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada) * '' Dicaelus quadratus'' LeConte, 1847 (United States) * '' Dicaelus sculptilis'' Say, 1823 (United States and Canada) * '' Dicaelus subtropicus'' Casey, 1913 (United States) * '' Dicaelus suffusus'' (Casey, 1913) (United States) * '' Dicaelus teter'' Bonelli, 1813 (United States and Canada) * † '' Dicaelus alutaceus'' G.Horn, 1876

References

Licininae Carabidae genera {{licininae-stub