Taphoxenus Explained

Taphoxenus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 14 described species in Taphoxenus.

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Taphoxenus:

• Taphoxenus alatavicus Semenov, 1908 (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
• Taphoxenus cellarum (M.Adams, 1817) (worldwide)
• Taphoxenus cerberus (Ganglbauer, 1905) (Turkey)
• Taphoxenus elburzensis Casale & Wrase, 2018 (Iran)
• Taphoxenus gigas (Fischer von Waldheim, 1823) (worldwide)
• Taphoxenus goliath (Faldermann, 1836) (worldwide)
• Taphoxenus hauserianus Casale, 1988 (China)
• Taphoxenus meridionalis Casale, 1982 (Iraq and Syria)
• Taphoxenus murzini Casale & Wrase, 2018 (Iran)
• Taphoxenus persicus Jedlicka, 1952 (Iran)
• Taphoxenus pseudogracilis Vereschagina, 1987
• Taphoxenus transmontanus Semenov, 1908 (China and Kyrgyzstan)
• Taphoxenus trochanteratus Emden, 1954 (Afghanistan)
• Taphoxenus ziegleri Casale & Assmann, 2017 (Jordan)