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Broscini

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Broscini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Broscinae
Tribe: Broscini
Hope, 1838
Synonyms
  • Broschidae Hope, 1838 (misspelling)
  • Broscides Putzeys, 1868
  • Cnemacanthides Lacordaire, 1854
  • Zacotini Horn, 1882

The tribe Broscini is a worldwide group of beetles in the Broscinae subfamily of Carabidae (the ground beetles).

Description

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Broscini is divided into five subtribes:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Darlington, Philip Jackson (1965). Bio-geography of the southern end of the world. Harvard University Press.
  2. ^ Roig-Juñent, Sergio (2000). The Subtribes and Genera of the Tribe Broscini (Coleoptera, Carabidae): Cladistic Analysis, Taxonomic Treatment, and Biogeographical Considerations. American Museum of Natural History.
  • Ball, G. E. (1956). Notes on the genus Zacotus Le Conte, 1869, and on the classification of the tribe Broscini (= Broscidae sensu Jeannel, 1941. Coleoptera, Carabidae). The Coleopterists' Bulletin, 33–52.