Microcephalus (beetle)

Microcephalus is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 15 described species in Microcephalus, found in South America.^[1][2]

Microcephalus
Microcephalus niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Pterostichinae
Tribe:	Pterostichini
Subtribe:	Euchroina
Genus:	Microcephalus Dejean, 1828

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Microcephalus:

• Microcephalus affinis Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)
• Microcephalus amplicollis Chaudoir, 1852 (Brazil)
• Microcephalus bolivianus Tschitscherine, 1898 (Bolivia)
• Microcephalus catharinae Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)
• Microcephalus depressicollis Dejean, 1828 (Brazil)
• Microcephalus festivus Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)
• Microcephalus kaszabi (Straneo, 1959) (Brazil)
• Microcephalus magnificus (Lutshnik, 1935) (Brazil)
• Microcephalus minor Chaudoir, 1852 (Brazil)
• Microcephalus niger (Straneo, 1956) (Ecuador)
• Microcephalus orientalis (Straneo, 1951) (Paraguay and Brazil)
• Microcephalus paraguayensis (Straneo, 1951) (Paraguay)
• Microcephalus peruanus (Lutshnik, 1931) (Peru)
• Microcephalus subsinuatus (Straneo, 1956) (Peru)
• Microcephalus superbus Tschitscherine, 1898 (Brazil)