''Madecassina'' is a genus in the
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
family
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...
. There are about 12 described species in ''Madecassina'', found in
Madagascar
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Species
These 12 species belong to the genus ''Madecassina'':
* ''Madecassina alluaudi
''Madecassina'' is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Madecassina'', found in Madagascar.
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus ''Madecassina'':
* ''Madecassina alluaudi'' Jeannel, 1949
* '' ...
'' Jeannel, 1949
* '' Madecassina angusticollis'' (Alluaud, 1899)
* '' Madecassina bimaculata'' Kavanaugh & Rainio, 2016
* '' Madecassina curta'' (Alluaud, 1935)
* '' Madecassina maculata'' (Alluaud, 1899)
* '' Madecassina occipitalis'' Jeannel, 1949
* '' Madecassina permira'' (Alluaud, 1935)
* '' Madecassina picta'' (Alluaud, 1897)
* '' Madecassina puncticollis'' Jeannel, 1949
* '' Madecassina quadrimaculata'' Kavanaugh & Rainio, 2016
* '' Madecassina sicardi'' Jeannel, 1949
* '' Madecassina tanala'' (Alluaud, 1935)
References
Lebiinae
Carabidae genera
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