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Dromius

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Dromius is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Nearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromius, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1036744	https://www.gbif.org/species/1036744
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	71819	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=71819

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Dromius

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Adephaga	Clairville 1806
family	Carabidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Harpalinae
tribe	Lebiini
subtribe	Dromiusina
genus	Dromius	Bonelli 1810

Scientific Name

Dromius Bonelli, 1810

Name Published In

Bonelli, Franco A. 1810. Observations entomologiques. Première partie (cicindélètes et portion des carabiques). Félix Galletti, Turin.: 1-58; Tabula synoptica.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Dromius	genus	belongs to Carabiques	stated with evidence	Dejean, 1821
Dromius	genus	belongs to Dromii	stated with evidence	LeConte, 1861
Dromius	genus	belongs to Lebiina	stated with evidence	Sahlberg, 1880
Dromius	genus	belongs to Dromiusina	stated with evidence	Bouchard et al., 2011
Dromius	genus	belongs to Lebiini	stated without evidence	Tamutis et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

2 (50%)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

F. A. Bonelli. 1810. Observations Entomologiques. Première Partie (Cicindélètes et Portion des Carabiques)

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dromius

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Dromius agilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius alesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius alfierii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius alienus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius andrewesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius angusticollis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Dromius angustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius apterus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius arcuatocollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius argentinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius assamicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius ater species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius baehri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius bakeri ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Dromius basilewskyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius batesi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius bhutanensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius bohumilae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius bordoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius borysthenicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius brittoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius buettikeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius calathoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius capnodes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius chihuahuae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius chinensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius chobauti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius codonotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius columbianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius comma species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius consobrinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius crassipalpis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius cyaneus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius cymindoides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius decellei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius despectus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius elongatulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius eremnus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius fenestratus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius flavipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius flohri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius formosanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius fukiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius geisthardti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius giachinoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius guatemalenus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius hagai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius hauserianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius hiemalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius hilarus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius indicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius ivorensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius jureceki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius kivuanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius kulti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius kuntzei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius kurilensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius laeviceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius laevipennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius ledouxi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius lieftincki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius lindemannae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius macer species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius macrocephalus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius maculipennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius majorinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius maritimus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius martae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius matsudai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius meghalayanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius meridionalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius meruanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius miwai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius murgabicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius nagatomii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius negrei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius neotropicalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius nepalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius nigrofasciatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius nipponicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius nyamukubiensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius orestes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius orthogonioides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius pallidicollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius piceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius plutenkoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius prolixus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius quadraticollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius quadrimaculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius resinatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Dromius rhodesianus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius rufocastaneus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius rugulosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius ruwenzoricus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius schneideri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius semiplagiatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius simplicior species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius sinuatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius somalicus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius sulcatulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius tolanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius ugandanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius umbrinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius univestis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius vaneyeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius venezolanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dromius wittmeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Dromiasa Hofmann, 1834	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Dromiasa*
Dromius Samouelle, 1819	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Dromius*
Obodromius Jedlicka, 1947	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Obodromius*
Dromias Germar, 1824	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Dromias*
Ocaeus Gistl, 1848	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Ocaeus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1810	Dromius Bonelli
1813	Lebina Germar p. 13
1821	Dromius Dejean p. 2
1861	Dromius LeConte p. 23
1880	Dromius Sahlberg p. 22
1969	Dromius Abdullah p. 400
2011	Dromius Bouchard et al.
2011	Dromius Tamutis et al.

References

Bonelli F. A. , Observations Entomologiques. Première Partie (Cicindélètes et Portion des Carabiques), 1-58

Germar E. F. Insecten in Bernstein eingeschlossen, beschrieben aus dem academischen Mineralien-Cabinet zu Halle, Magazin der Entomologie 1, 11-18

Dejean P. F. M. , Catalogue de la collection de Coléoptères de M. le Baron Dejean, 1-136

Sahlberg J. R. Bidrag till nordvestra sibiriens insektfauna, Coleoptera, insamlade under expeditionerna till obi och Jenessej 1876 och 1877: I, Cicindelidae, Carabidae, Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae, Gyrinidae, Dryopidae, Georyssidae, Limnichidae, Heteroceridae, Staphylinidae och Micropeplidae, Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 17 4, 1-115

Abdullah M. (1969) Dromius bakeri, a new species of the Lebiini from the Klebs collection of the Baltic amber (Coleoptera, Carabidae), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 16, 399-403 doi:10.1002/mmnd.19690160411

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Tamutis V., Tamuté B., et al (2011) A catalogue of Lithuanian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera), ZooKeys 121, 1-494

Bousquet, Yves, and André Larochelle, 1993: Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae including Cicindelini) of America North of Mexico. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, no. 167. 397. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012: Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys, issue 245. 1-1722. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Gustafsson, B. (Col.) (2004) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Excelfil hämtad från http://www.nrm.se/en/catalogus.html.se. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family (nonmarine except where stated) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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