Trephionus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 19 described species in Trephionus, found in Japan. Five of these were new species described in 2018.
Description
All the species are reddish brown to black in color with a shiny surface. Mouthpart appendages and antennae are yellowish to reddish brown, and the legs are light to blackish brown. There are no hind wings. The eyes are less convex, the pronotum is moderately convex, and the elytra are oblong and moderately convex.
Species
- Trephionus abiba <small>Sasakawa & Itô, 2018</small>
- Trephionus babai <small>Habu, 1978</small>
- Trephionus bifidilobatus <small>Sasakawa & Itô, 2018</small>
- Trephionus chujoi <small>Habu, 1961</small>
- Trephionus cylindriphallus <small>Sasakawa, 2018</small>
- Trephionus igai <small>Ueno, 1955</small>
- Trephionus inexpectatus <small>Sasakawa, 2018</small>
- Trephionus karosai <small>Ueno, 1955</small>
- Trephionus kinoshitai <small>Habu, 1954</small>
- Trephionus kyushuensis <small>Habu, 1978</small>
- Trephionus microphthalmus <small>Ueno, 1955</small>
- Trephionus mikii <small>Habu, 1966</small>
- Trephionus nikkoensis <small>Bates, 1883</small>
- Trephionus niumontanus <small>Sasakawa, 2018</small>
- Trephionus obscurus <small>Ueno, 1955</small>
- Trephionus shibataianus <small>Habu, 1978</small>
- Trephionus sordidatus <small>Habu, 1954</small>
- Trephionus subcavicola <small>Ueno, 1955</small>
- Trephionus takakurai <small>Habu, 1954</small>
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