''Masoreus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family
Carabidae
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. There are about seven described species in ''Masoreus''.
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Masoreus'':
* '' Masoreus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1828 (Mediterranean
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region, Saudi Arabia
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* '' Masoreus affinis'' Chaudoir, 1843 (Mediterranean region, Canary Islands
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* '' Masoreus alticola'' Wollaston, 1864 (Canary Islands)
* '' Masoreus grandis'' Zimmermann, 1832 (Ethiopia
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* '' Masoreus orientalis'' Dejean, 1828 (northern Europe, southern Asia)
* '' Masoreus saharensis'' Mateu, 1984 (Morocco
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* '' Masoreus wetterhallii'' (Gyllenhal, 1813) (Palearctic
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References
External links
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''Masoreus'' at Fauna Europaea
Lebiinae
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