Meroctenus Explained

Meroctenus is a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae first described by Gemminger & Harold in 1868.^[1]

Species

Meroctenus contains the following ten species:^[2]

• Meroctenus crenulatus (Chaudoir, 1843)
• Meroctenus dabreui (Andrewes, 1924)
• Meroctenus exaratus (Dejean, 1829)
• Meroctenus mediocris (Andrewes, 1936)
• Meroctenus melanarius (Boheman, 1848)
• Meroctenus micans (Dejean, 1831)
• Meroctenus nigerianus Basilewsky, 1946
• Meroctenus penthicus (Jeannel, 1948)
• Meroctenus senegalensis (Dejean, 1829)
• Meroctenus usambaranus Basilewsky, 1948

Notes and References

1. Book: Gemminger, Max . Catalogus coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus . Harold . Edgar von . 1868 . 10.5962/bhl.title.9089 . 6441194.
2. Web site: Meroctenus Gemminger & Harold, 1868 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .