Trechimorphus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae (ground beetles), within the subfamily Trechinae and tribe Trechini. The genus was first described by the French entomologist René Jeannel in 1927.
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Adephaga
- Family: Carabidae
- Subfamily: Trechinae
- Tribe: Trechini
- Genus: Trechimorphus Jeannel, 1927
Species
The genus contains the following species:
- Trechimorphus apterus Moore, 1972
- Trechimorphus brunneus Moore, 1972
- Trechimorphus diemenensis (Bates, 1878)
- Trechimorphus semipunctatus Moore, 1972
- Trechimorphus solidior (Blackburn, 1901)
- Trechimorphus victoriae (Blackburn, 1894) — listed by some sources
- Trechimorphus westraliensis Moore, 1972
Distribution
Species of Trechimorphus are recorded from Australia, including the states of Tasmania (as indicated by the species T. diemenensis, named after Van Diemen's Land) and Western Australia (as indicated by T. westraliensis), among other Australian regions.
References
- "Trechimorphus Jeannel, 1927". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- Jeannel, R. (1927). Monographie des Trechinae. Morphologie comparée et distribution géographique d'un groupe de coléoptères. (Deuxième livraison). L'Abeille. 33: 1–592.
- GBIF Secretariat. Trechimorphus Jeannel, 1927. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy.
- NCBI Taxonomy Browser. Trechimorphus (taxonomy ID: 2493391).
