Disphericus Explained

Disphericus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 18 described species in Disphericus, found in Africa.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Disphericus:

• Disphericus alluaudi Basilewsky, 1938 (Tanzania)
• Disphericus benadirensis G.Müller, 1941 (Somalia)
• Disphericus carinulatus Basilewsky, 1955 (Tanzania)
• Disphericus clavicornis Kolbe, 1895 (DR Congo)
• Disphericus conradti Kolbe, 1895 (DR Congo, Tanzania)
• Disphericus deplanatus G.Müller, 1949 (Kenya)
• Disphericus gambianus G.R.Waterhouse, 1842 (Africa)
• Disphericus insulanus Basilewsky, 1955 (Equatorial Guinea)
• Disphericus katangensis Burgeon, 1935 (DR Congo)
• Disphericus kolbei Alluaud, 1914 (Kenya)
• Disphericus meneghettii G.Müller, 1949 (Kenya)
• Disphericus multiporus Bates, 1886 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)
• Disphericus quangoanus Quedenfeldt, 1883 (Congo, DR Congo, Angola)
• Disphericus rhodesianus Péringuey, 1904 (DR and South Africa)
• Disphericus silvestrii G.Müller, 1949 (Cameroon)
• Disphericus sulcostriatus Fairmaire, 1887 (DR, Tanzania, Zambia)
• Disphericus tarsalis Bates, 1886 (Angola)
• Disphericus zavattarii G.Müller, 1939 (Ethiopia)