''Meroctenus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the family
Carabidae first described by
Gemminger &
Harold
Harold may refer to:
People
* Harold (given name), including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name
* Harold (surname), surname in the English language
* András Arató, known in meme culture as "Hide the Pain Harold"
Arts a ...
in 1868.
Species
''Meroctenus'' contains the following ten species:
* ''
Meroctenus crenulatus''
(Chaudoir, 1843)
* ''
Meroctenus dabreui''
(Andrewes, 1924)
* ''
Meroctenus exaratus''
(Dejean, 1829)
* ''
Meroctenus mediocris''
(Andrewes, 1936)
* ''
Meroctenus melanarius''
(Boheman, 1848)
* ''
Meroctenus micans''
(Dejean, 1831)
* ''
Meroctenus nigerianus''
Basilewsky, 1946
* ''
Meroctenus penthicus''
(Jeannel, 1948)
* ''
Meroctenus senegalensis''
(Dejean, 1829)
* ''
Meroctenus usambaranus''
Basilewsky, 1948
References
Harpalinae
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