Phorticosomus Explained

Phorticosomus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 18 described species in Phorticosomus, found in Australia.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Phorticosomus:

• Phorticosomus castelnaui Sloane, 1915
• Phorticosomus crassus Sloane, 1915
• Phorticosomus edelii Laporte, 1867
• Phorticosomus felix Schaum, 1863
• Phorticosomus franzi Baehr, 1998
• Phorticosomus grandis Laporte, 1867
• Phorticosomus gularis Sloane, 1915
• Phorticosomus horni Sloane, 1896
• Phorticosomus macleayi Sloane, 1915
• Phorticosomus mucronatus Blackburn, 1888
• Phorticosomus nuytsii Laporte, 1867
• Phorticosomus piceus Sloane, 1915
• Phorticosomus randalli Blackburn, 1890
• Phorticosomus robustus Blackburn, 1889
• Phorticosomus rotundatus B.Moore, 1967
• Phorticosomus rugiceps W.J.MacLeay, 1871
• Phorticosomus similis Blackburn, 1888
• Phorticosomus zabroides Sloane, 1910