Passalidius

Passalidius is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. This genus has a single species, Passalidius fortipes. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.^[1][2]

Burrowing ground beetle
Burrowing in Kalahari sand, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Tribe:	Scaritini
Subtribe:	Scapterina
Genus:	Passalidius Chaudoir, 1863
Species:	P. fortipes
Binomial name
Passalidius fortipes (Boheman, 1860)

In the Nossob riverbed, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Passalidius fortipes, Botswana