''Licinus'' is a genus of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it i ...

s in the family Carabidae native to the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

(including

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

), 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 North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Mauritania in ...

. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Audinet-Serville, 1821 * '' Licinus afghanistanus'' Jedlicka, 1967 * '' Licinus astrabadensis'' Reitter, 1902 * '' Licinus bartoni'' Maran, 1934 * ''

Licinus cassideus ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African cont ...

'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Licinus convexus'' Heyden, 1889 * '' Licinus cordatus'' Chaudoir, 1861 * '' Licinus corustes'' Andrewes, 1932 * '' Licinus depressus'' Paykull, 1790 * '' Licinus hoffmannseggii'' (Panzer, 1803) * '' Licinus iranicus'' Jedlicka, 1968 * '' Licinus italicus'' Puel, 1925 * ''

Licinus jaloricus ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Au ...

'' Andrewes, 1927 * ''

Licinus lindbergi ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Au ...

'' Antoine, 1936 * ''

Licinus manriquianus ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Au ...

'' Wollaston, 1862 * ''

Licinus merkli ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Au ...

'' J. Frivaldszky, 1880 * ''

Licinus mongolicus ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Au ...

'' Reitter, 1900 * ''

Licinus oblongus ''Licinus'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species: * '' Licinus aegyptiacus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus aequatus'' Au ...

'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus oertzeni'' Reitter, 1889 * '' Licinus peltoides'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Licinus planicollis'' Fauvel, 1888 * '' Licinus pubifer'' Reitter, 1897 * '' Licinus punctatulus'' (Fabricius, 1792) * '' Licinus schuberti'' Jedlicka, 1968 * '' Licinus setosus'' J.R. Sahlberg, 1880 * '' Licinus silphoides'' P. Rossi, 1790 * '' Licinus submarginatus'' J.R. Sahlberg, 1903 * '' Licinus yezoensis'' Habu, 1947

References

External links

''Licinus'' at Fauna Europaea
Licininae {{Licininae-stub