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Coleoptera Caraboidea - São Tomé  

The principle source for this species list is:

Serrano, A. R. M. 1995. Coleoptères Cariboidea de l'île de São Tomé (Golfe de Guinée). Faunistique et description d'espèces nouvelles (Coleoptera,Carboidea) (1). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie 12(4): 281-296

Cicindelidae

Species Distribution
Lophyra neglecta Wide African distribution
Myriochile melancholica Wide African distribution, Mediterranean basin, to India, also Principe

Carabidae

Species Distribution
Scarites fatuus  Endemic
Dyschirius palmeni  Also in Angola
Pseudobatenus straneoi  Endemic, the two other members of this genus from Mt. Cameroun
Streneoa collata  Endemic
Metagonum insulannum  Endemic
Pseudozaena (Afrozaena) feai  Endemic

Pseudozaena (Afrozaena) insularis 

Endemic
Morion guineense  Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa
Caelostomus striatocollis  Widespread in west Africa
Caelostomus (Camptogenys) trisetosus  Endemic

Caelostomus (Drimostoma) punctifrons 

Widespread in west Africa incl. Principe
Caelostomus (Monodryxus) crassus  Endemic
Abacetus feai  Endemic
Melanchiton laevesusce  Widespread in west/central Africa
Diatypus sancthithomae  Endemic
Dichaetochilus planicollis  Widespread in west/central Africa

Aulacoryssus pulchellus 

Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa
Egaploa crenulata  Widespread in Africa
Egadroma scapulare  Widespread in Africa
Perigona parallela  Widespread in Africa, incl. Principe
Perigona pallida  West Africa
Trechicus nigriceps  Sub-cosmopolitan
Trechicus schmitzi  Zaire, Angola, Tanzania

Microus mocqueryzi 

West & east Africa
Lissauchenius assecla  West/central Africa
Microcosmodes vicinus  Central Africa
Euschizomerus buqueti f. nigripes  West/central Africa
Pentagonica conradti  Widespread in Africa
Pentagonica boavistensis  Endemic
Stenocallida ruficollis  Widespread in sub-Saharan Africa
Klepterus basilewskyi  Endemic
Brachinulus viettei  Endemic
Pherosophus fastigiatus  East/Central Africa

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