Trechus

Trechus is a genus of ground beetles. It is found across Europe, western and northern Asia. The genus contains hundreds of species.[1]

Trechus
Trechus rivularis.jpg
Trechus rivularis
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Trechus

Clairville, 1806

The name comes from the Greek word trécho, meaning "I run".[2]

Species were first organised into this genus in 1806, by Joseph Philippe de Clairville.

References

  1. 'Trechus Clairville, 1806. Carabidae of the World (2011). Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica, Sigmund Schenkling. 1917. Online: Internet Archieve

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