Badister

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Badister
Badister elegans, Oklahoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Licininae
Tribe: Licinini
Genus: Badister
Clairville, 1806
Badister unipustulatus

Badister is a genus of ground beetle in the family Carabidae native to North Africa, the Near East, and the Holarctic, including Europe.[1][2][3]

In Ireland, Badister species are mostly confined to the south and west but no further north than midland counties, although the species number matches British and exceeds the Scandinavian totals.[4]

Species[edit]

These 54 species belong to the genus Badister:[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Badister Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  2. ^ a b "Badister Clairville, 1806". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
  3. ^ a b Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  4. ^ National Museums Northern Ireland The Irish Fauna - Carabidae of Ireland