Cyclosomus Explained

Cyclosomus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Cyclosomus. They are found in southern and southeastern Asia and Africa.

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Cyclosomus:

• Cyclosomus basalis Kolbe, 1897 (Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique)
• Cyclosomus buquetii Dejean, 1831 (Africa)
• Cyclosomus collarti Burgeon, 1931 (Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Somalia, DR Congo)
• Cyclosomus equestris Boheman, 1848 (DR Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Madagascar)
• Cyclosomus flexuosus (Fabricius, 1775) (China, Sudan, Sri Lanka, India, Laos, Vietnam)
• Cyclosomus inustus Andrewes, 1924 (China, India, Laos)
• Cyclosomus madecassus Fairmaire, 1898 (Madagascar)
• Cyclosomus philippinus Heller, 1923 (Philippines)
• Cyclosomus rousseaui Dupuis, 1912 (Sierra Leone, Sudan, Gabon, DR Congo)
• Cyclosomus sumatrensis Bouchard, 1903 (Indonesia)
• Cyclosomus suturalis (Wiedemann, 1819) (India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam)