Protopidius
| Protopidius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Suborder: | Adephaga | 
| Family: | Carabidae | 
| Subfamily: | Licininae | 
| Tribe: | Oodini | 
| Subtribe: | Oodina | 
| Genus: | Basilewsky, 1949  | 
Protopidius is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Protopidius.[1][2]
Species
These five species belong to the genus Protopidius:
- Protopidius brevis Lecordier, 1990 (DR Congo)
 - Protopidius bruneaui Lecordier & Girard, 1987 (Cameroon)
 - Protopidius congoanus Basilewsky, 1949 (Guinea, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi)
 - Protopidius obesus Lecordier & Girard, 1987 (Cameroon)
 - Protopidius strictus Lecordier, 1990 (Ethiopia)
 
References
- ^ "GBIF, Protopidius". Retrieved 2024-09-27.
 - ^ "Catalogue of Life, Protopidius Basilewsky, 1949". Retrieved 2024-09-27.