''Sphodropsis'' is a genus of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 ...

s 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 10 described species in ''Sphodropsis''.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Sphodropsis'': * '' Sphodropsis babusarensis'' Casale, 1988 (Pakistan) * '' Sphodropsis deuvei'' Casale & Ledoux, 1996 (Afghanistan) * '' Sphodropsis elegans'' Coiffait, 1962 (Afghanistan) * '' Sphodropsis elongatula'' Casale, 1983 (Pakistan) * '' Sphodropsis ghilianii'' (Schaum, 1858) (France and Italy) * '' Sphodropsis heinzi'' Casale, 1982 (India) * '' Sphodropsis nouristanensis'' Casale & Ledoux, 1996 (Afghanistan) * '' Sphodropsis pakistana'' Casale, 1982 (Pakistan) * '' Sphodropsis physignatha'' Andrewes, 1937 (India) * '' Sphodropsis staveni'' Casale & Heinz, 2000 (Pakistan)

References

Platyninae {{Platyninae-stub