Tanystoma
Motschulsky, 1845
Species Guides
4- Tanystoma cuyama
- Tanystoma diabolica(Diabolical Ironclad Beetle)
- Tanystoma maculicolle(Tule Beetle)
- Tanystoma striatum
Tanystoma is a of ground beetles (Carabidae) in the Platyninae. It comprises five described distributed along the Pacific Coast of North America. One species, Tanystoma maculicolle, is commonly known as the tule beetle. The genus was established by Motschulsky in 1845.
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Distribution
Pacific Coast of North America from Oregon to Baja California, Mexico.
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Species
The includes five described : Tanystoma cuyama Liebherr, 1985; Tanystoma diabolicum Liebherr, 1989; Tanystoma maculicolle (Dejean, 1828); Tanystoma striatum (Dejean, 1828); and Tanystoma sulcatum (Dejean, 1828).