''Broscus'' is a genus of
ground beetle
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native to the
Palearctic
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The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...
, the
Nearctic
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The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
, the
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
and
North Africa
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. It contains the following species:
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Broscus aberti''
Jedlicka, 1965
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Broscus asiaticus''
Ballion, 1871
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Broscus augustulus''
Semenov, 1891
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Broscus bipilifer''
Andrewes, 1927
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Broscus canaliculatus''
Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
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Broscus cephalotes''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Broscus costatus''
Morvan, 1980
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Broscus crassimargo''
Wollaston, 1865
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Broscus declivis''
Semenov, 1889
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Broscus glaber''
Brulle, 1836
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Broscus insularis''
Piochard de la Brulerie, 1868
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Broscus jaegeri''
J. Schmidt, 1996
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Broscus karelini''
Zoubkoff, 1837
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Broscus kozlovi''
Kryzhanovskij, 1995
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Broscus laevigatus''
Dejean, 1828
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Broscus nobilis''
Dejean, 1828
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Broscus politus''
Dejean, 1828
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Broscus potanini''
Semenov, 1889
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Broscus przewalskii''
Semenov, 1889
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Broscus punctatostriatus''
Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
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Broscus punctatus''
Dejean, 1828
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Broscus rutilans''
Wollaston, 1862
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Broscus semistriatus''
Dejean, 1828
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Broscus taurulus''
Andrewes, 1927
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Broscus uhagoni''
Bolivar & Pieltain, 1912
References
External links
''Broscus'' at Fauna Europaea
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Broscinae
Beetles described in 1813
Carabidae genera
{{Broscinae-stub