''Rhopalomelus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family
Carabidae
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. There are at least four described species in ''Rhopalomelus'', found in Africa.
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Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Rhopalomelus'':
* '' Rhopalomelus angusticollis'' Boheman, 1848 (Zimbabwe
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and South Africa
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)
* '' Rhopalomelus bennigseni'' Alluaud, 1935 (Tanzania
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)
* '' Rhopalomelus ingens'' Alluaud, 1930 (DR Congo
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)
* '' Rhopalomelus stenoderus'' Alluaud, 1930
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Licininae
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