Broscus
Encyclopedia
Broscus is a genus of ground beetle
native to the Palearctic
, the Nearctic
, the Near East
and North Africa
. It contains the following species:
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:...
native to 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...
, the Nearctic
Nearctic
The Nearctic is one of the eight terrestrial ecozones dividing the Earth's land surface.The Nearctic ecozone covers most of North America, including Greenland and the highlands of Mexico...
, 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 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...
. It contains the following species:
- Broscus aberti Jedlicka, 1965
- Broscus asiaticus Ballion, 1871
- Broscus augustulus Semenov, 1891
- Broscus bipilifer Andrewes, 1927
- Broscus canaliculatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
- Broscus cephalotesBroscus cephalotesBroscus cephalotes is a species of nocturnal, coastal ground beetle found throughout most of Europe. Its habitat in Europe spans from western Europe into western Siberia. The species was introduced recently in the eastern areas of Canada. The beetle has since spread farther south and west into...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Broscus costatus Morvan, 1980
- Broscus crassimargo Wollaston, 1865
- Broscus declivis Semenov, 1889
- Broscus glaber Brulle, 1836
- Broscus insularis Piochard de la Brulerie, 1868
- Broscus jaegeri J. Schmidt, 1996
- Broscus karelini Zoubkoff, 1837
- Broscus kozlovi Kryzhanovskij, 1995
- Broscus laevigatus Dejean, 1828
- Broscus nobilis Dejean, 1828
- Broscus politus Dejean, 1828
- Broscus potanini Semenov, 1889
- Broscus przewalskii Semenov, 1889
- Broscus punctatostriatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
- Broscus punctatus Dejean, 1828
- Broscus rutilans Wollaston, 1862
- Broscus semistriatus Dejean, 1828
- Broscus taurulus Andrewes, 1927
- Broscus uhagoni Bolivar & Pieltain, 1912