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Peaceful giant ground beetles
Tefflus
Tefflus is a genus of large, black and flightless Afrotropical ground beetles in the tribe Panagaeini. They are broadly similar to the Anthiini ('oogpisters'), but are not colourful, and have a six-sided and flattish pronotum. The distinct longitudinal carinae (ridges) on their elytra are separated by two rows of punctures running along the striae (grooves). Males have some segments of the forelegs enlarged.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tefflus meyerlei
speciesTefflus meyerlei
Tefflus carinatus
speciesTefflus carinatus
Tefflus zebulianus
speciesTefflus zebulianus
Tefflus viridanus
speciesTefflus viridanus
Tefflus debiliostis
speciesTefflus debiliostis
Tefflus brevicostatus
speciesTefflus brevicostatus
Tefflus chaudoiri
speciesTefflus chaudoiri
Tefflus delagorguei
speciesTefflus delagorguei
Tefflus gallanus
speciesTefflus gallanus
Tefflus giganteus
speciesTefflus giganteus
Tefflus gogonicus
speciesTefflus gogonicus
Tefflus jamesoni
speciesTefflus jamesoni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 340826.