Badister
Encyclopedia
Badister is a genus of ground beetle
in the Carabidae family native to North Africa
, the Near East
and the Palearctic
, including Europe
.
In Ireland, Badister species are mostly confined to the south and west but no further north than midland counties, although the species number matches British and exceeds the Scandinavian totals.
Ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
in the Carabidae family native to North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
, the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and the Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
, including Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
In Ireland, Badister species are mostly confined to the south and west but no further north than midland counties, although the species number matches British and exceeds the Scandinavian totals.
Species
- Badister ajax Britton, 1948
- Badister anatolicus Schweiger, 1968
- Badister brevicollis Reiche, 1875
- Badister bucciarellii (Monguzzi, 1976)
- Badister bullatus Schrank, 1798
- Badister cavifrons Fauvel, 1903
- Badister collaris Motschulsky, 1844
- Badister denticulatus Wrase, 1995
- Badister dilatatus Chaudoir, 1837
- Badister dorsiger Duftschmid, 1812
- Badister elegans Leconte, 1880
- Badister fenestratus Semenov, 1906
- Badister ferrugineus Dejean, 1831
- Badister flavipes Leconte, 1853
- Badister fukiensis Jedlicka, 1956
- Badister gladiator Apfelbeck, 1904
- Badister grandiceps Casey, 1920
- Badister iranicus Jedlicka, 1961
- Badister iridescens Laferte-Senectere, 1851
- Badister ishigakiensis Habu, 1975
- Badister lacertosus Sturm, 1815
- Badister maculatus Leconte, 1853
- Badister mareei Burgeon, 1942
- Badister marginellus Bates, 1873
- Badister meridionalis Puel, 1925
- Badister micans Leconte, 1844
- Badister nakayamai Morita, 1992
- Badister naviauxi Wrase, 1995
- Badister neopulchellus Lindroth, 1954
- Badister nigriceps A. Morawitz, 1863
- Badister notatus Haldeman, 1843
- Badister obtusus Leconte, 1878
- Badister parviceps Ball, 1959
- Badister peltatus Panzer, 1796
- Badister pictus Bates, 1873
- Badister promontorii Peringuey, 1896
- Badister pulchellus Leconte, 1848
- Badister reflexus Leconte, 1880
- Badister sasajii Morita, 2001
- Badister seriepunctatus Peyron, 1858
- Badister sodalis Duftschmid, 1812
- Badister submarinus Motschulsky, 1859
- Badister sundaicus Andrewes, 1926
- Badister thoracicus Wiedemann, 1823
- Badister transversus Casey, 1920
- Badister unipustulatus Bonelli, 1813
- Badister ussuriensis Jedlicka, 1937
- Badister vandykei Ball, 1959
- Badister vittatus Bates, 1873