Atrotus
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Atrotus is a genus of beetle
s in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
- Atrotus aethiopicus Basilewsky, 1951
- Atrotus bedeli (Alluaud, 1908)
- Atrotus bicolor Britton, 1948
- Atrotus chenzemae Basilewsky, 1976
- Atrotus dallastai Basilewsky, 1977
- Atrotus elgonensis Basilewsky, 1954
- Atrotus forcipatus Peringuey, 1896
- Atrotus kivuensis (Burgeon, 1935)
- Atrotus kundelunguensis Basilewsky, 1953
- Atrotus lamottei Basilewsky, 1968
- Atrotus leleupi Basilewsky, 1951
- Atrotus luror Peringuey, 1926
- Atrotus mandibularis Basilewsky, 1956
- Atrotus oldeanicus Basilewsky, 1962
- Atrotus scotti (Alluaud, 1937)
- Atrotus sjoestedti (Alluaud, 1926)
- Atrotus uluguruanus Basilewsky, 1962