Ophionea Explained

Ophionea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. Like others in the family, they are predatory. The genus is mainly found in tropical Asia.^{[1] [2]}

The genus includes the following species:^[3]

• Ophionea australica Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea bakeri Dupuis, 1913
• Ophionea bhamoensis Bates, 1892
• Ophionea brandti Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea celebensis Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea ceylonica Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea foersteri Bouchard, 1903
• Ophionea gestroi Maindron, 1910
• Ophionea hoashii Habu, 1962
• Ophionea indica (Thunberg, 1784)
• Ophionea insignis (Baehr, 1997)
• Ophionea interstitialis Schmidt-Gobel, 1846
• Ophionea ishiii Habu, 1961
• Ophionea leytensis Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea malickyi Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea micronota Andrewes, 1937
• Ophionea nigrofasciata Schmidt-Gobel, 1846
• Ophionea puncticollis Sloane, 1923
• Ophionea storeyi Baehr, 1996
• Ophionea thouzeti Castelnau, 1867

Notes and References

1. Baehr, M. . 2003. New taxa and new records of Odacanthinae from Sulawesi (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae).. Spixiana . 26. 1. 57-63.
2. Andrewes . H.E. . 1919 . XLVII.— Papers on Oriental Carabidæ.—I . Annals and Magazine of Natural History . en . 3 . 17 . 469–483 . 10.1080/00222931908673846 . 0374-5481.
3. Web site: Ophionea Klug, 1821 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .