''Somoplatus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the 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 15 described species in ''Somoplatus'', found in Africa and Europe.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus ''Somoplatus'': * '' Somoplatus amplicollis'' Basilewsky, 1986 (West Africa) * '' Somoplatus brevicollis'' (Dejean, 1831) (West Africa) * '' Somoplatus depilis'' Schüle, 2009 (Ivory Coast) * '' Somoplatus elongatus'' Burgeon, 1936 (West Africa) * '' Somoplatus fulvus'' Mulsant & Godart, 1867 (Europe, Africa) * '' Somoplatus genierorum'' Schüle, 2009 (Burkina Faso) * '' Somoplatus girardi'' Basilewsky, 1986 (West Africa) * '' Somoplatus guineensis'' Basilewsky, 1986 (Guinea) * '' Somoplatus hospes'' Andrewes, 1933 (India) * '' Somoplatus ivoirensis'' Schüle, 2009 (Ivory Coast) * '' Somoplatus morettoi'' Schüle, 2009 (Ivory Coast) * '' Somoplatus pilicollis'' Schüle, 2009 (West Africa) * '' Somoplatus septentrionalis'' Burgeon, 1936 (Sub-Saharan Africa) * '' Somoplatus simillimus'' Basilewsky, 1986 (Sub-Saharan Africa) * '' Somoplatus substriatus'' Dejean, 1829 (Europe, Africa)

References

Lebiinae Beetle genera {{lebiinae-stub