Philodes Explained

Philodes is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least four described species in Philodes.

Species

These four species belong to the genus Philodes:

• Philodes alternans (LeConte, 1853)
• Philodes flavilimbus (LeConte, 1869)
• Philodes longulus (Dejean, 1829)
• Philodes rectangulus (Chaudoir, 1868)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.