''Neoglyptus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family
Carabidae
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. There are about seven described species in ''Neoglyptus'', found in Africa.
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Neoglyptus'':
* '' Neoglyptus abyssinicus'' (Burgeon, 1936) (Somalia
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, Tanzania
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)
* '' Neoglyptus aciculatus'' Lecordier, 1968 (Ivory Coast
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)
* '' Neoglyptus bayeri'' (Burgeon, 1936) (Kenya
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)
* '' Neoglyptus brevicornis'' (Péringuey, 1896) (DR Congo
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, Mozambique
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, Zimbabwe
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, South Africa
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)
* '' Neoglyptus congoensis'' (Burgeon, 1936) (DR Congo)
* '' Neoglyptus pectinatus'' (Alluaud, 1927) (DR Congo, Tanzania)
* '' Neoglyptus punctulatus'' (Chaudoir, 1862) (Ivory Coast, Somalia, DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa)
References
Orthogoniinae
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