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Beetles of Botswana

A guide to the beetles of Botswana. Available offline as a reference for guides and guests in the bush.

Cylindera dissimilis 1
Myriochila jucunda 2
Myriochila melancholica 2
Lophyra reliqua 2
Hypaetha intricata 3
Chaetodera regalis 4
Dromica limpopoiana 5
Megacephala regalis 6
Burrowing Ground Beetle 7
Passalidius fortipes
Boeomimetes atratus 8
Boeomimetes ephippium 5
Bradybaenus cephalotes 5
Bradybaenus opulentus 9
Ooidius dorsiger 5
Parasiopelus ornatus 5
Platymetopus figuratus 5
Siopelus pallidior 5
Siopelus rubrosuturatus 5
Amblystomus amabilis 5
Amblystomus blandus 5
Amblystomus umbrifer 5
Idiomelas crenulatus 5
Lipostratia elongata 10
Arsinoe quadriguttata 5
Xenitenus dilucidus 5
Cymindoidea virgulifera 8
Platytarus tesselatus 5
Lebia inconspicua 5
Lebistina subcruciata 8
Matabele miranda 5
Parena ferruginea 5
Graphipterus amabilis 11
Ground Beetle 8
Graphipterus atrimedius
Graphipterus congoensis 5
Graphipterus cordiger 8
Graphipterus dolosus 1
Graphipterus lateralis 12
Lined Velvet Ground Beetle 2
Graphipterus lineolatus
Graphipterus wahlbergi 5
Graphipterus westwoodi 5
Archicolliuris fasciata 5
Lachnothorax pustulatus 5
Lasiocera tesselata 5
Calosoma chlorostictum 8
Calosoma planicolle 13
Calosoma senegalense 14
Paussus bohemani 8
Bembidion foveolatum 5
Epigraphus adoxus 5
Bombardier Beetle 5
Brachinus armiger
Brachinus dorsalis 5
Brachinus nobilis 8
Crepidogaster reducta 1
Anthia cinctipennis 15
Anthia circumscripta 16
Gewone Oogpister 17
Anthia thoracica
Anthia burchelli 15
Anthia cephalotes 18
Anthia fornasinii 19
Anthia limbata 1
Anthia massilicata 20
Anthia omoplata 8
Cypholoba alveolata 4
Cypholoba gracilis 18
Cypholoba graphipteroides 21
Cypholoba opulenta 8
Cypholoba tenuicollis 19
Atractonotus mulsanti 1
Drypta distincta 8
Chlaenius fulvicollis 5
Chlaenius peringueyi 5
Chlaenius signatus 22
Chlaenius sulcipennis 5
Chlaenius varians 9
Chlaenius dusaultii 1
Chlaenius bifenestratus 5
Chlaenius fasciger 5
Chlaenius perspicillaris 5
Rhantaticus congestus 23
Three-punctured Diving Beetle 14
Cybister tripunctatus
Bostrychoplites cornutus 24
Hide Beetle 10
Dermestes maculatus
Sphondylia afra 25
Diamphidia femoralis 26
Prosmidia conifera 27
Leptaulaca fissicollis 5
Afromaculepta decemmaculata 5
Afromaculepta ursulae 5
Spilocephalus intermedius 5
Porphytoma dives 5
Metallic Milkweed Leaf Beetle 14
Platycorynus dejeani
Syagrus tristis 5
Afroeurydemus nubiensis 5
Microeurydemus africanus 5
Crioceris nigropunctata 28
Sigrisma cylindrica 5
Aspidimorpha areata 14
Conchyloctenia hybrida 29
Atractocerus brevicornis 30
Lunate Lady Beetle 31
Cheilomenes lunata

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