Ega (beetle) explained

Ega is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 17 described species in Ega.

Species

These 17 species belong to the genus Ega:

• Ega aequatoria Chaudoir, 1850

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• Ega amazonica Chaudoir, 1872

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• Ega anthicoides (Solier, 1836)

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• Ega argentina (Brèthes, 1916)

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• Ega biloba Bates, 1871

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• Ega brasiliensis Motschulsky, 1864

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• Ega delicatula (Motschulsky, 1864)

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• Ega formicaria Laporte, 1834

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• Ega fuscoaenea Motschulsky, 1864

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• Ega laetula LeConte, 1851

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• Ega longiceps (Schaum, 1863)

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• Ega montevidensis (Tremoleras, 1917)

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• Ega nodicollis Bates, 1871

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• Ega obliqua Chaudoir, 1872

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• Ega sallei Chevrolet

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• Ega sulcipennis Chaudoir, 1872

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• Ega tenuicollis (Dejean, 1831)

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Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. 2000. American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. 978-0849319259.
• Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
• Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. Lyal . Chris H. C.. Newton . Alfred F.. Reid . Chris A. M.. Schmitt . Michael. Ślipiński . S. Adam. Smith . Andrew B. T.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
• Book: Bousquet . Yves. 2010. Illustrated Identification Guide to Adults and Larvae of Northeastern North American Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Pensoft Publishers.
• Book: LeConte . J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• Riley . K.. Browne . R.. 2011. Changes in ground beetle diversity and community composition in age structured forests (Coleoptera, Carabidae). ZooKeys. 147. 601–621. 10.3897/zookeys.147.2102. 22371677. 3286241. free.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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