''Zargus'' is a genus of in the
beetle
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family
Carabidae
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. There are about six described species in ''Zargus''.
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Species
These six species belong to the genus ''Zargus'':
* '' Zargus crotchianus'' Wollaston, 1865 (Canary Islands
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)
* '' Zargus desertae'' Wollaston, 1854 (Madeira
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)
* '' Zargus monizii'' Wollaston, 1860 (Madeira)
* '' Zargus pellucidus'' Wollaston, 1854 (Madeira)
* '' Zargus putzeri'' Wrase, 2010 (Madeira)
* '' Zargus schaumii'' Wollaston, 1854 (Madeira)
References
Licininae
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