Paussus
Utseende
Nokså små, spinkle, blanke, oftest rødbrunlige løpebiller . Et fellestrekk for alle er at dekkvingene på utsiden nær spissen har en merkelig fold som oftest er synlig ovenfra. Det som særlig utmerker gruppen er antennenes spesielle form. De kan være ulikt utviklet, men er nesten alltid oppsiktsvekkende. Antennene har forholdsvis få (9 eller færre) ledd. Hos noen er alle leddene brede og flate, ellers er det vanlig at det ytterste leddet er sterkt forstørret og forskjellig utviklet, for eksempel sigdformet eller til en stor, rund plate. Brystskjoldet er sterkt varierende i form og størrelse. Dekkvingene er parallellsidige eller med svakt krummede utkanter, uten punktrader. De dekker av og til ikke de bakerste bakkroppsleddene. Beina er nokså korte, av og til flate og brede.
Levevis
Slekten er sterkt knyttet til maur og lever i maurtuene (obligate myrmekofiler ).
Utbredelse
De aller fleste av artene lever i Afrika, men det finnes også noen arter i Asia, særlig India.
Systematisk inndeling
Treliste
Liste over artene
Paussus acuminicoxis H.Kolbe, 1896
Paussus adamsoni Fowler, 1912
Paussus adeptus H.Kolbe, 1929
Paussus adinventus C.A.Dohrn, 1888
Paussus adjunctus Reichensperger, 1936
Paussus aenigma Reichensperger, 1954
Paussus aethiops Blanchard, 1845
Paussus affinis Westwood, 1833
Paussus affulgens Reichensperger, 1954
Paussus afraequatorialis Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus africanus Luna De Carvalho, 1958
Paussus afzelii Westwood, 1855
Paussus aldrovandii Gestro, 1901
Paussus alienus Reichensperger, 1950
Paussus alluaudi Reichensperger, 1936
Paussus ambiguus Reichensperger, 1938
Paussus americanus H.Kolbe, 1920
Paussus andreae Ritsema, 1879
Paussus angustulus Wasmann, 1922
Paussus antinorii Gestro, 1881
Paussus anxius Reichensperger, 1913
Paussus arabicus Raffray, 1885
Paussus araneans Luna De Carvalho, 1968
Paussus arduus Peringuey, 1896
Paussus aristoteli J.Thomson
Paussus armatus Westwood, 1833
Paussus armicollis Fairmaire, 1899
Paussus asperulus Fairmaire, 1898
Paussus assmuthi Wasmann, 1904
Paussus atheruri Luna De Carvalho, 1960
Paussus audouini Westwood, 1852
Paussus aureofimbriatus Wasmann, 1904
Paussus aureovellus Reichensperger, 1922
Paussus avunculus Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus barkeri Peringuey, 1896
Paussus basilewskyi Reichensperger, 1952
Paussus bastinae Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus batillarius Reichensperger, 1933
Paussus bayonii Gestro, 1910
Paussus bekilyanus Jeannel, 1946
Paussus benoiti Janssens, 1956
Paussus bicolor Raffray, 1886
Paussus bicoloricornis Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus bicornis Wasmann, 1904
Paussus biflagellatus Luna De Carvalho, 1973
Paussus bituberculatus H.Kolbe, 1896
Paussus bohemani Westwood, 1855
Paussus borneensis Gestro, 1919
Paussus bowringii Westwood, 1850
Paussus boysii Westwood, 1845
Paussus braunsi Peringuey, 1897
Paussus brevicornutus Luna De Carvalho, 1968
Paussus brincki Reichensperger, 1958
Paussus brittoni Reichenspenger, 1957
Paussus buettikeri Nagel, 2006
Paussus burchelianus Westwood, 1869
Paussus burgeoni Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus burmeisteri Westwood, 1838
Paussus camaxilensis Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus canaliculatus Wasmann, 1919
Paussus canteloubei Luna De Carvalho, 1962
Paussus capillaceus Reichensperger, 1937
Paussus capreolus Reichensperger, 1913
Paussus cardoni Wasmann, 1904
Paussus catalai Jeannel, 1946
Paussus catoxanthus Gestro, 1923
Paussus celisi Janssens, 1956
Paussus centurio C.A.Dohrn, 1882
Paussus cephalotes Raffray, 1885
Paussus cerambyx Wasmann, 1904
Paussus ceratoderinus Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus cervinus Kraatz, 1892
Paussus chappuisi Reichensperger, 1938
Paussus cilipes Westwood, 1845
Paussus cirenaicus A. Fiori, 1914
Paussus citernii Gestro, 1911
Paussus clarkei Luna De Carvalho, 1974
Paussus cochlearius Westwood, 1838
Paussus cognatus Westwood, 1842
Paussus colasi Antoine, 1952
Paussus collarti Reichensperger, 1932
Paussus comptus Peringuey, 1899
Paussus concinnus Peringuey, 1896
Paussus conradti H.Kolbe, 1896
Paussus cornutus Chevrolat, 1832
Paussus coronatus Reichensperger, 1935
Paussus corporaali Reichensperger, 1927
Paussus crenaticornis Raffray, 1885
Paussus crepidulae Luna De Carvalho, 1967
Paussus cridae Gestro, 1915
Paussus cucullatus Westwood, 1850
Paussus cultratus Westwood, 1850
Paussus curtisii Westwood, 1864
Paussus cuypersi Luna De Carvalho, 1976
Paussus cyathiger Raffray, 1885
Paussus cylindricollis Wasmann, 1922
Paussus cylindricornis Peringuey, 1885
Paussus dama H.Dohrn, 1890
Paussus damarinus Westwood, 1874
Paussus darlingtoni Reichensperger, 1951
Paussus decellei Luna De Carvalho, 1980
Paussus decipiens Reichensperger, 1951
Paussus dedyckeri Luna De Carvalho, 1976
Paussus degeeri Westwood, 1855
Paussus denticulatus Westwood, 1845
Paussus desneuxi Fowler, 1912
Paussus dichrous Jassens, 1950
Paussus dissidens Peringuey, 1898
Paussus dissimulator Reichensperger, 1928
Paussus distinguendus Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus dohrni Westwood, 1852
Paussus dollmani Wasmann, 1922
Paussus donisthorpei Wasmann, 1922
Paussus drescheri Reichensperger, 1935
Paussus eisentrauti Nagel, 1982
Paussus elaphus H.Dohrn, 1890
Paussus elizabethae Peringuey, 1897
Paussus elongatus Kano, 1930
Paussus escherichi Wasmann, 1911
Paussus excavatus Westwood, 1833
Paussus exiguus Reichensperger, 1929
Paussus fairmairei Raffray, 1886
Paussus fallax Peringuey, 1892
Paussus favieri Fairmaire, 1851
Paussus fichtelii Donovan, 1800
Paussus fissifrons Fairmaire, 1902
Paussus fletcheri Fowler, 1912
Paussus formosus Wasmann, 1912
Paussus foveifrons Reichensperger, 1926
Paussus fulvus Westwood, 1842
Paussus gazella Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus germari Westwood, 1852
Paussus ghanensis Luna De Carvalho, 1973
Paussus glabripennis (Jeannel, 1946)
Paussus globiceps Reichensperger, 1913
Paussus goetzei H.Kolbe, 1926
Paussus hardwickii Hope, 1831
Paussus hearseyanus Westwood, 1842
Paussus heinrichi Luna De Carvalho, 1959
Paussus henningsi Reichensperger, 1929
Paussus hirsutus Raffray, 1886
Paussus horikawae Kano, 1930
Paussus horni Wasmann, 1902
Paussus howa C.A.Dohrn, 1881
Paussus hugscotti Reichensperger, 1938
Paussus humbloti Raffray, 1886
Paussus humboldtii (Westwood, 1852)
Paussus hystrix Westwood, 1850
Paussus incultus Reichensperger, 1926
Paussus inermis Gerstaecker, 1855
Paussus inexpectatus Fairmaire, 1899
Paussus intermedius Reichensperger, 1957
Paussus intuitivus H.Kolbe, 1935
Paussus jacobsoni Wasmann, 1928
Paussus janssensi Luna De Carvalho, 1956
Paussus javanus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus jeanneli Reichensperger, 1936
Paussus jeannelianus Basilewsky, 1957
Paussus jerdani Westwood, 1847
Paussus jousselinii Guerin-Meneville, 1836
Paussus kannegieteri Wasmann, 1896
Paussus kjellanderi Luna De Carvalho, 1965
Paussus klugii Westwood, 1838
Paussus kochi Reichensperger, 1953
Paussus kohli Wasmann, 1907
Paussus kolbei Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus krelli Kaupp & Rodel, 1997
Paussus kristenseni Reichensperger, 1913
Paussus lacrimans Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus laetus Gerstaecker, 1867
Paussus laevifrons (Westwood, 1833)
Paussus lamottei Luna De Carvalho, 1968
Paussus lanxangensis Nagel, 2009
Paussus laticollis Raffray, 1886
Paussus latidens H.Kolbe, 1935
Paussus latreillei Westwood, 1845
Paussus leechi Luna De Carvalho, 1968
Paussus leleupi Luna De Carvalho, 1968
Paussus leroyi Wasmann, 1899
Paussus liber Wasmann, 1899
Paussus lineatus Thunberg, 1781
Paussus linnaei Westwood, 1833
Paussus linnavuori Luna De Carvalho, 1969
Paussus lucasseni Wasmann, 1896
Paussus ludekingii Vollenhoven, 1872
Paussus lusotropicalis Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus madurensis Wasmann, 1913
Paussus manicanus Peringuey, 1896
Paussus manni Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus marshalli Peringuey, 1896
Paussus massarti Reichensperger, 1933
Paussus medleri Luna De Carvalho, 1980
Paussus mendesi (Luna De Carvalho, 2001)
Paussus microcephalus Linnaeus, 1775
Paussus milloti Jeannel, 1955
Paussus milneedwardsi Raffray, 1885
Paussus mimus Peringuey, 1897
Paussus minor Shiraki, 1907
Paussus mirei Luna De Carvalho, 1957
Paussus modestus Reichensperger, 1913
Paussus moltonii Luna De Carvalho, 1959
Paussus moreirai Luna De Carvalho, 1971
Paussus mucius C.A.Dohrn, 1884
Paussus murrayi Westwood, 1856
Paussus nageli Luna De Carvalho, 1980
Paussus natalis Peringuey, 1899
Paussus nauceras Benson, 1846
Paussus nigrita Wasmann, 1904
Paussus nobilis Wasmann, 1930
Paussus nudus Nagel, 1980
Paussus oberthueri Wasmann, 1899
Paussus obscurus Nagel, 1977
Paussus occlusus Darlington, 1950
Paussus oertzeni H.Kolbe, 1896
Paussus olcesii Fairmaire, 1856
Paussus opacus Kraatz, 1892
Paussus orientalis Nagel, 1986
Paussus overlaeti Reichensperger, 1937
Paussus pacificus Westwood, 1855
Paussus pallidefulvus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus pandamanus Wasmann, 1896
Paussus passosi Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus pasteuri Wasmann, 1896
Paussus patrizii Gestro, 1923
Paussus paulmuelleri Nagel, 1983
Paussus penicillatus Raffray, 1886
Paussus permutatus Reichensperger, 1937
Paussus perrieri Fairmaire, 1898
Paussus perroti Wasmann, 1899
Paussus pierronii Fairmaire, 1880
Paussus pilicornis Donovan, 1804
Paussus pilosus Reichensperger, 1957
Paussus piochardi Saulcy, 1874
Paussus pipitzi C.A.Dohrn, 1884
Paussus planicollis Raffray, 1885
Paussus planicornis Wasmann, 1922
Paussus planifrons Fairmaire, 1899
Paussus ploiophorus Benson, 1846
Paussus politus Westwood, 1850
Paussus prestesjoannesi Luna De Carvalho, 1974
Paussus pretoriensis Brauns, 1925
Paussus procerus Gerstaecker, 1867
Paussus propinquus Peringuey, 1888
Paussus pseudocucullatus Nagel, 1983
Paussus pseudoklugi Luna De Carvalho, 1963
Paussus pseudosetosus Nagel, 1977
Paussus quadratidens Wasmann, 1904
Paussus quadricornis Wasmann, 1899
Paussus raffrayi Peringuey, 1896
Paussus rawlinsi Nagel, 2006
Paussus recorpus Nagel, 1986
Paussus recticornis Raffray, 1886
Paussus reductus Reichensperger, 1937
Paussus reichenspergeri Brauns, 1925
Paussus ricardojorgei Luna De Carvalho, 1951
Paussus ritsemae Wasmann, 1896
Paussus roeri (Luna De Carvalho, 1989)
Paussus rougemonti Luna De Carvalho, 1974
Paussus rougemontianus Lorenz, 1998
Paussus ruber Thunberg, 1781
Paussus rufitarsis Westwood, 1833
Paussus rugiceps Peringuey, 1888
Paussus rugosus Raffray, 1886
Paussus rusticus Peringuey, 1885
Paussus saundersii Westwood, 1841
Paussus sauteri Wasmann, 1912
Paussus scaliger Reichensperger, 1926
Paussus schaumii Westwood, 1852
Paussus schiodtii Westwood, 1874
Paussus schoutedeni Reichensperger, 1933
Paussus scorteccii Luna De Carvalho, 1959
Paussus scyphus Raffray, 1886
Paussus semicucullatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus semilineatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus semirufus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus seriesetosus Wasmann, 1904
Paussus serratulus Reichensperger, 1927
Paussus sesquisulcatus Wasmann, 1899
Paussus setosus Westwood, 1850
Paussus sewelli Ribeiro, 1930
Paussus seydeli Reichensperger, 1937
Paussus seyriganus Jeannel, 1946
Paussus seyrigi Reichensperger, 1936
Paussus shuckardi , Westwood, 1838
Paussus sicardi Jeannel, 1946
Paussus signatipennis Peringuey, 1885
Paussus sikoranus C.A.Dohrn, 1890
Paussus simplicissimus Jannsens, 1956
Paussus soleatus Wasmann, 1894
Paussus solidus Reichensperger, 1936
Paussus somaliae Reichensperger, 1953
Paussus spencii Westwood, 1864
Paussus sphaerocerus Afzelius, 1798
Paussus spiniceps Wasmann, 1904
Paussus spinicola Wasmann, 1892
Paussus spinicoxis Westwood, 1850
Paussus spinolae Gestro, 1901
Paussus squamicornis Wasmann, 1922
Paussus stevensianus Westwood, 1842
Paussus stolzi H.Kolbe, 1926
Paussus striaticornis Luna De Carvalho, 1966
Paussus suahelinus Reichensperger, 1930
Paussus suavis Wasmann, 1894
Paussus subarcuatus Reichensperger, 1932
Paussus tagalicus Gestro, 1919
Paussus tchadensis Luna De Carvalho, 1957
Paussus telescopifer Wasmann, 1922
Paussus tenuiculus Luna De Carvalho, 1959
Paussus tenuis Reichensperger, 1925
Paussus testaceus Fowler, 1912
Paussus thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Paussus thoracicus Donovan, 1800
Paussus tibialis Westwood, 1842
Paussus tigrinus Gestro, 1901
Paussus tristis Wasmann, 1912
Paussus tununguensis Reichensperger, 1933
Paussus turcicus Frivaldszky Von Frivald, 1835
Paussus upembanus Janssens, 1951
Paussus vadoni Jeannel, 1946
Paussus vanrooni Wasmann, 1922
Paussus verticalis Reiche, 1847
Paussus vexator , Peringuey, 1899
Paussus viator Peringuey, 1896
Paussus vollenhovii Westwood, 1874
Paussus wasmanni Kraatz, 1894
Paussus waterhousei Westwood, 1874
Paussus wellmani Wasmann, 1907
Paussus wittei Reichensperger, 1950
Paussus woerdenii Ritsema, 1875
Paussus wroughtoni Wasmann, 1894
Paussus ypsilopilos Luna De Carvalho, 1966
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