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| Cerapterus pilipennis (Paussini : Cerapterina) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Superfamily: | Caraboidea |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Paussinae Latreille, 1807 |
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Metriini LeConte, 1853 |
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Ant nest beetles (Paussinae), known also as flanged bombardier beetles or paussines, are a large subfamily of ground beetles (Carabidae). Most Paussinae are obligate myrmecophiles predatory on ant larvae and workers.
Paussines are characterised by moderate size (6-20 mm), by glandular hairs that produce secretions attractive to ants and by the odd antennal structures of many species. Their pygidial glands can produce explosive secretions, making them bombardier beetles. But they are not particularly close relatives of the typical bombardier beetles (Brachininae); these are close relatives of the advanced Harpalinae, while the flanged bombardier beetles are a distinct and ancient lineage of ground beetles.
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Systematics [link]
The subfamily Paussinae contains 49 genera, divided into the following tribes and subtribes:[1]
Tribe Metriini [link]
- Metrius Eschscholtz, 1829
- Sinometrius Wrase & Schmidt, 2006
Tribe Ozaenini [link]
- Anentmetus Andrewes, 1924
- Crepidozaena Deuve, 2001
- Dhanya Andrewes, 1919
- Entomoantyx Ball & McCleve, 1990
- Eustra Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
- Filicerozaena Deuve, 2001
- Gibbozaena Deuve, 2001
- Inflatozaena Deuve, 2001
- Itamus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
- Microzaena Fairmaire, 1901
- Mimozaena Deuve, 2001
- Mystropomus Chaudoir, 1848
- Ozaena Olivier, 1812
- Pachyteles Perty, 1830
- Physea Brulle, 1834
- Physeomorpha Ogueta, 1963
- Platycerozaena Banninger, 1927
- Proozaena Deuve, 2001
- Pseudozaena Laporte de Castelnau, 1834
- Serratozaena Deuve, 2001
- Sphaerostylus Chaudoir, 1848
- Tachypeles Deuve, 2001
Tribe Paussini [link]
Subtribe Carabidomemnina Wasmann, 1928
- Carabidomemnus H. Kolbe, 1924
- Eohomopterus Wasmann, 1919
Subtribe Cerapterina Billberg, 1820
- Arthropterus MacLeay, 1838
- Cerapterus Swederus, 1788
- Megalopaussus Lea, 1906
- Mesarthropterus Wasmann, 1926
Subtribe Heteropaussina Janssens, 1953
- Heteropaussus Thomson, 1860
Subtribe Homopterina Janssens, 1953
- Homopterus Westwood, 1838
Subtribe Paussina Latreille, 1807
- Ceratoderus Westwood 1841
- Eopaussus Wasmann, 1926
- Euplatyrhopalus Desneux, 1905
- Granulopaussus H. Kolbe, 1938
- Hylopaussus Luna de Carvalho, 1989
- Hylotorus Dalman, 1823
- Lebioderus Westwood, 1838
- Leleupaussus Luna de Carvalho, 1962
- Melanospilus Westwood, 1845
- Paussomorphus Raffray, 1885
- Paussus Linnaeus, 1775
- Platyrhopalopsis Desneux, 1905
- Platyrhopalus Westwood, 1838
- Pterorhopalus Maruyama, 2011
Subtribe Pentaplatarthrina Jeannel, 1946
- Hexaplatarthus Jeannel, 1955
- Pentaplatarthus Westwood, 1833
Tribe Protopaussini [link]
- Protopaussus Gestro, 1892
References [link]
- ^ "Paussinae Latreille, 1807". Carabidae of the World. 2011. https://carabidae.pro/carabidae/paussinae.html. Retrieved 21 Jul 2011.
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