Pterostichini

Pterostichini is a tribe of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae. There are about 180 genera and more than 3,800 described species in Pterostichini.

Pterostichini genera
These 180 genera belong to Pterostichini:


 * Subtribe Abacetina Chaudoir, 1873
 * Abacaecus Allegro & Giachino, 2020
 * Abacetus Dejean, 1828
 * Aristopus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1853
 * Celioinkosa Straneo, 1951
 * Chlaeminus Motschulsky, 1865
 * Colpodichius Straneo, 1952
 * Cosmodiscus Sloane, 1907
 * Cyrtomoscelis Chaudoir, 1874
 * Distrigidius Jeannel, 1948
 * Ecnomolaus Bates, 1892
 * Haptoderidius Straneo, 1975
 * Haptoderodes Straneo, 1986
 * Holconotus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
 * Inkosa Péringuey, 1926
 * Mateuellus Deuve, 1990
 * Metabacetus Bates, 1892
 * Metaxellus Straneo, 1960
 * Metaxys Chaudoir, 1857
 * Novillidius Straneo, 1941
 * Oodinkosa Straneo, 1939
 * Ophonichius Straneo, 1942
 * Pediomorphus Chaudoir, 1878
 * Pioprosopus Tschitscherine, 1899
 * Pollicobius Vinson, 1939
 * Prostalomus Basilewsky, 1950
 * Pseudabacetus Burgeon, 1935
 * Pterostillichus Straneo, 1949
 * Rhagadillius Straneo, 1951
 * Tiferonia Darlington, 1962
 * Trachelocyphoides Straneo, 1942
 * Trachelocyphus Tschitscherine, 1900


 * Subtribe Euchroina Chaudoir, 1874
 * Abacillius Straneo, 1949
 * Abacillodes Straneo, 1988
 * Abaris Dejean, 1831
 * Apsaustodon Tschitscherine, 1901
 * Argutoridius Chaudoir, 1876
 * Blennidus Motschulsky, 1866
 * Blenniventer Straneo, 1986
 * Bothynoproctus Tschitscherine, 1900
 * Cedrorum Borges & A.Serrano, 1993
 * Cephalostichus Straneo, 1977
 * Cynthidia Chaudoir, 1874
 * Euchroa Brullé, 1835
 * Eumara Tschitscherine, 1901
 * Gastrogmus Sloane, 1915
 * Haplobothynus Tschitscherine, 1901
 * Litarthrum Sloane, 1915
 * Lobobrachus Sharp, 1885
 * Marsyas Putzeys, 1845
 * Meropalpus Tschitscherine, 1900
 * Microcephalus Dejean, 1828
 * Neotalus Will, 2002
 * Oribazus Chaudoir, 1874
 * Orthomus Chaudoir, 1838
 * Pachythecus Chaudoir, 1874
 * Paniestichus Will, 2011
 * Parorthomus B.Gueorguiev; Wrase & Farkac, 2014
 * Phaenaulax Tschitscherine, 1898
 * Prosopogmus Chaudoir, 1865
 * Pseudabarys Chaudoir, 1874
 * Setalimorphus Sloane, 1895
 * Setalis Laporte, 1867
 * Simodontus Chaudoir, 1843
 * Trirammatus Chaudoir, 1835


 * Subtribe Loxandrina Erwin & Sims, 1984
 * Cerabilia Laporte, 1867
 * Oxycrepis Reiche, 1843
 * Zeodera Laporte, 1867


 * Subtribe Metiina Straneo, 1951
 * Abropus G.R.Waterhouse, 1842
 * Antarctiola Straneo, 1977
 * Feroniola Tschitscherine, 1900
 * Kuschelinus Straneo, 1963
 * Metius Curtis, 1839


 * Subtribe Pterostichina Bonelli, 1810
 * Abacidus LeConte, 1863
 * Abacoleptus Fauvel, 1903
 * Abacomorphus Chaudoir, 1878
 * Abacophrastus Will, 2011
 * Abacops Tschitscherine, 1902
 * Abax Bonelli, 1810
 * Allotriopus Bates, 1882
 * Analoma Darlington, 1971
 * Apophylon B.Gueorguiev & Sciaky, 2015
 * Aristochroa Tschitscherine, 1898
 * Aristochroodes Marcilhac, 1993
 * Aulacopodus Britton, 1940
 * Basilewskya Straneo, 1948
 * Camptoscelis Dejean, 1828
 * Castelnaudia Tschitscherine, 1891
 * Catadromus W.S.MacLeay, 1825
 * Chaetauchenium Tschitscherine, 1900
 * Chalcochrous Chaudoir, 1838
 * Cophosomorpha Tschitscherine, 1891
 * Cratoferonia Tschitscherine, 1902
 * Cratogaster Blanchard, 1843
 * Cuneipectus Sloane, 1907
 * Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 1838
 * Cyrtoderus Hope, 1842
 * Darodilia Laporte, 1867
 * Delinius Westwood, 1864
 * Eucamptognathus Chaudoir, 1837
 * Eudromus Klug, 1835
 * Euryabax Fauvel, 1903
 * Euryaptus Bates, 1892
 * Eurypercus Jeannel, 1948
 * Eurystomis Chaudoir, 1878
 * Gastrellarius Casey, 1918
 * Gourlayia Britton, 1964
 * Harpostomus Chaudoir, 1856
 * Henrotiochoromus Busulini, 1958
 * Henrotius Jeannel, 1953
 * Holcaspis Chaudoir, 1865
 * Hybothecus Chaudoir, 1874
 * Leiolesticus Roux; Lassalle & Dubault, 2016
 * Lesticus Dejean, 1828
 * Licentius Jedlicka, 1939
 * Liopasa Tschitscherine, 1901
 * Lophoglossus LeConte, 1853
 * Loxogenius Sloane, 1907
 * Mecynognathus W.J.MacLeay, 1873
 * Megadromus Motschulsky, 1866
 * Molopidius Jeannel, 1942
 * Molopinus Jeannel, 1948
 * Molops Bonelli, 1810
 * Myas Sturm, 1826
 * Neoferonia Britton, 1940
 * Nesites Andrewes, 1939
 * Nirmala Andrewes, 1930
 * Notabax B.Moore, 1976
 * Notolestus Sloane, 1894
 * Notonomus Chaudoir, 1865
 * Nurus Motschulsky, 1866
 * Oberthueria Vuillet, 1911
 * Ogmophora Tschitscherine, 1896
 * Onawea Johns, 2007
 * Oscadytes Lagar Mascaro, 1975
 * Pachymorphus Chaudoir, 1838
 * Paranurus Tschitscherine, 1901
 * Pareuryaptus Dubault; Lassalle & Roux, 2008
 * Parhypates Motschulsky, 1866
 * Pedius Motschulsky, 1850
 * Percolaus Bates, 1882
 * Percus Bonelli, 1810
 * Peyrieraselus Deuve, 1981
 * Piesmus LeConte, 1846
 * Platycoelus Blanchard, 1843
 * Platysmodes Fauvel, 1903
 * Plocamostethus Britton, 1940
 * Poecilinus Jeannel, 1948
 * Poecilus Bonelli, 1810
 * Pseudoceneus Tschitscherine, 1891
 * Pterostichus Bonelli, 1810
 * Rhabdotus Chaudoir, 1865
 * Rhytiferonia Darlington, 1962
 * Rhytisternus Chaudoir, 1865
 * Sarticus Motschulsky, 1866
 * Secatophus Laporte, 1867
 * Setalidius Chaudoir, 1878
 * Speluncarius Reitter, 1886
 * Speomolops Patrizi, 1955
 * Sphodrosomus Perroud, 1864
 * Stenochoromus L.Miller, 1866
 * Stereocerus Kirby, 1837
 * Sthenocranion Tschitscherine, 1899
 * Stomis Clairville, 1806
 * Straneostichus Sciaky, 1994
 * Styracoderus Chaudoir, 1874
 * Tanythrix Schaum, 1858
 * Taphoxomimus Straneo, 1975
 * Tapinopterus Schaum, 1858
 * Teratotarsa Tschitscherine, 1893
 * Teropha Laporte, 1867
 * Trichosternus Chaudoir, 1865
 * Trigonaptus Fedorenko, 2020
 * Trigonotoma Dejean, 1828
 * Troglorites Jeannel, 1919
 * Tropidocerus Chaudoir, 1878
 * Typhlochoromus Moczarski, 1913
 * Wahlbergiana Bousquet, 2002
 * Xenion Tschitscherine, 1902
 * Zariquieya Jeannel, 1924
 * Zeopoecilus Sharp, 1886