Odacanthini

Laporte, 1834

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Colliuris(Long-necked Ground Beetles)

Odacanthini is a tribe of ground beetles in the Carabidae, comprising more than 40 and over 680 described . The tribe exhibits broad geographic distribution across tropical and subtropical regions including the Americas, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. Several genera within Odacanthini, such as Colliuris, Ophionea, and Dobodura, have been subject to recent taxonomic revision due to their morphological diversity and complex species boundaries.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Odacanthini: //ˌoʊdəˈkænθɪniː//

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Distribution

Tropical and subtropical regions worldwide: Americas (Nearctic, Mexico, Greater Antilles, Central America, Amazonia), Africa, Asia (Philippines, Borneo, Taiwan), New Guinea, New Zealand, and Pacific islands.

Similar Taxa

Other Lebiinae tribesOdacanthini can be distinguished from related tribes within Lebiinae by specific combinations of morphological characters, though precise diagnostic features require examination; the tribe is characterized by particular arrangements of elytral setae and male genitalia structure that separate it from Lebiini and other subtribes