Ophonus Explained

Ophonus is a ground beetle genus native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa. It contains the following species in the following subgenera:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Subgenus Ophonus (Brachyophonus)
  • Ophonus krueperi Apfelbeck, 1904
  • Ophonus vignai Sciaky, 1987
• Subgenus Ophonus (Hesperophonus)
  • Ophonus azureus (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Ophonus bartoni (Maran, 1935)
  • Ophonus chlorizans Solsky, 1874
  • Ophonus convexicollis Menetries, 1832
  • Ophonus cribricollis (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus jailensis (Schauberger, 1926)
  • Ophonus libanigena Brulerie, 1876
  • Ophonus longicollis Rambur, 1838
  • Ophonus longipilis Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus minimus Motschulsky, 1845
  • Ophonus pumilio (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus rebellus (Schauberger, 1926)
  • Ophonus rotundatus (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus similis (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus subquadratus (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus wolfi Wrase, 1995
• Subgenus Ophonus (Incisophonus)
  • Ophonus incisus (Dejean, 1829)
• Subgenus Ophonus (Macrophonus)
  • Ophonus houskai (Jedlicka, 1955)
  • Ophonus oblongus (Schaum, 1858)
  • Ophonus phoenix (Tschitscherine, 1902)
• Subgenus Ophonus (Metophonus)
  • Ophonus achilles Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus austrocaspicus Kataev & Belousov, 2001
  • Ophonus berberus Antoine, 1925
  • Ophonus castaneipennis Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus brevicollis (Audinet-Serville, 1821)
  • Ophonus cordatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
  • Ophonus cribratus (Peyron, 1858)
  • Ophonus cribrellus Reiche & Saulcy, 1855
  • Ophonus cunii Fairmaire, 1880
  • Ophonus davatchii (Morvan, 1981)
  • Ophonus elegantulus Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus ferrugatus Reitter, 1902
  • Ophonus gabrieleae Wrase, 1987
  • Ophonus gammeli (Schauberger, 1932)
  • Ophonus heinzianus Wrase, 1996
  • Ophonus hittita Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus hystrix Reitter, 1894
  • Ophonus israelita Brulerie, 1876
  • Ophonus jeanneli Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus judaeus Brulerie, 1876
  • Ophonus laticollis Mannerheim, 1825
  • Ophonus melletii (Heer, 1837)
  • Ophonus ophonoides (Jedlicka, 1958)
  • Ophonus parallelus (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus puncticeps Stephens, 1828
  • Ophonus puncticollis (Paykull, 1798)
  • Ophonus rufibarbis (Fabricius, 1792)
  • Ophonus rupicola (Sturm, 1818)
  • Ophonus sahlbergianus (Lutshnik, 1922)
  • Ophonus scharifi (Morvan, 1977)
  • Ophonus schaubergerianus (Puel, 1937)
  • Ophonus sciakyi Wrase, 1990
  • Ophonus stricticollis Tschitscherine, 1893
  • Ophonus subsinuatus Rey, 1886
  • Ophonus syriacus (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus transversus Motschulsky, 1844
  • Ophonus veluchianus (G.Muller, 1931)
  • Ophonus wrasei Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus xaxarsi (Schauberger, 1928)
• Subgenus Ophonus (Ophonus)
  • Ophonus ardosiacus (Lutshnik, 1922)
  • Ophonus battus Reitter, 1900
  • Ophonus diffinis (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus franziniorum Sciaky, 1987
  • Ophonus heinzi Wrase, 1991
  • Ophonus opacus (Dejean, 1829)
  • Ophonus quadricollis (Dejean, 1831)
  • Ophonus sabulicola (Panzer, 1796)
  • Ophonus stictus Stephens, 1828

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ophonus Dejean, 1821 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-04-08 .
2. Web site: Ophonus. BioLib.
3. Web site: Catalogue of Life Checklist. Checklist Bank (from Carabcat database). 2021.