Zolini Explained

Zolini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are 11 genera and more than 60 described species in Zolini. All but one of the genera are found in Australia and New Zealand. The genus Merizodus occurs in South America.

Genera

These 11 genera belong to the tribe Zolini:

• Idacarabus Lea, 1910 - Australia
• Maungazolus Larochelle & Larivière, 2017 - New Zealand
• Merizodus Solier, 1849 - South America
• Oopterus Guérin-Méneville, 1841 - New Zealand
• Percodermus Sloane, 1920 - Australia
• Pseudoopterus Csiki, 1928 - New Zealand
• Pterocyrtus Sloane, 1920 - Australia
• Sloaneana Csiki, 1933 - Australia
• Synteratus Broun, 1909 - New Zealand
• Thayerella Baehr, 2016 - Australia
• Zolus Sharp, 1886 - New Zealand