Philophuga Explained

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

Species

These five species belong to the genus Philophuga:

• Philophuga amoena LeConte, 1848
• Philophuga brachinoides Bates, 1883
• Philophuga caerulea Casey, 1913
• Philophuga viridicollis (LeConte, 1846)
• Philophuga viridis (Dejean, 1831)

Further reading

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