Catapiesis Explained

Catapiesis is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Catapiesis, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Catapiesis:

• Catapiesis attenuata (Chaudoir, 1862) (Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador)
• Catapiesis bartyrae Reichardt, 1970 (French Guiana and Brazil)
• Catapiesis brasiliensis (Gray, 1832) (Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil, and Panama)
• Catapiesis columbica Chevrolat, 1838 (Colombia)
• Catapiesis mexicana (Chaudoir, 1854) (Panama, Nicaragua, and Mexico)
• Catapiesis nitida Solier in Brullé, 1835 (Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru, and Brazil)
• Catapiesis sulcipennis Bates, 1882 (Mexico)
• Catapiesis tumida Reichardt, 1973 (Colombia)