New Zealand ground-beetle genera: Checklist by tribe

Taxa are sorted alphabetically by tribe and genus. Only valid names are provided. The biostatus indicates whether genera are endemic, indigenous (non-endemic) or adventive (introduced)  in New Zealand. 

WARNING! Trechini and Migadopini genera not yet up-to-date with the literature.

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Tribe Genus Author Biostatus
Amarotypini Amarotypus Bates, 1872 Endemic
Bembidiini Bembidion Latreille, 1802 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Bembidiini Hygranillus Moore, 1980 Endemic
Bembidiini Kiwitachys Larochelle & Larivière, 2007 Endemic
Bembidiini Nesamblyops Jeannel, 1937 Endemic
Bembidiini Paratachys Casey, 1918 Adventive
Bembidiini Pelodiaetodes Moore, 1980 Endemic
Bembidiini Pelodiaetus Jeannel, 1937 Endemic
Bembidiini Pericompsus LeConte, 1852 Adventive
Bembidiini Polyderis Motschulsky, 1862 Adventive
Bembidiini Zeanillus Jeannel, 1937 Endemic
Broscini Bountya Townsend, 1971 Endemic
Broscini Brullea Laporte de Castelnau, 1867 Endemic
Broscini Diglymma Sharp, 1886 Endemic
Broscini Mecodema Blanchard, 1843 Endemic
Broscini Metaglymma Bates, 1867 Endemic
Broscini Oregus Putzeys, 1868 Endemic
Carabini Carabus Linnaeus, 1758 Adventive
Cicindelini Cicindela Linnaeus, 1758 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Clivinini Clivina Latreille, 1802 Adventive
Harpalini Allocinopus Broun, 1903 Endemic
Harpalini Anisodactylus Dejean, 1829 Adventive
Harpalini Egadroma Motschulsky, 1855 Adventive
Harpalini Euthenarus Bates, 1874 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Harpalini Gaioxenus Broun, 1910 Endemic
Harpalini Gnathaphanus Macleay, 1825 Adventive
Harpalini Hakaharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Endemic
Harpalini Haplanister Moore, 1996 Adventive
Harpalini Harpalus Latreille, 1802 Adventive
Harpalini Hypharphax Macleay, 1825 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Harpalini Kiwiharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Endemic
Harpalini Kupeharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Endemic
Harpalini Lecanomerus Chaudoir, 1850 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Harpalini Maoriharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Endemic
Harpalini Notiobia Perty, 1830 Adventive
Harpalini Parabaris Broun, 1881 Endemic
Harpalini Pholeodytes Britton, 1962 Endemic
Harpalini Syllectus Bates, 1878 Endemic
Harpalini Triplosarus Bates, 1874 Endemic
Harpalini Tuiharpalus Larochelle & Larivière, 2005 Endemic
Lebiini Actenonyx White, 1846 Endemic
Lebiini Agonocheila Chaudoir, 1848 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Lebiini Anomotarus Chaudoir, 1875 Adventive
Lebiini Demetrida White, 1846 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Lebiini Dromius Bonelli, 1810 Adventive
Lebiini Philophlaeus Chaudoir, 1844 Adventive
Lebiini Trigonothops Macleay, 1864 Adventive
Licinini Dicrochile Guérin-Méneville, 1846 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Licinini Physolaesthus Chaudoir, 1850 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Mecyclothoracini Mecyclothorax Sharp, 1903 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Meonini Meonochilus Liebherr & Marris, 2009 Endemic
Meonini Selenochilus Chaudoir, 1878 Endemic
Migadopini Calathosoma Jeannel, 1938 Endemic
Migadopini Loxomerus Chaudoir, 1842 Endemic
Pamborini Maoripamborus Brookes, 1944 Endemic
Pentagonicini Pentagonica Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Pentagonicini Scopodes Erichson, 1842 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Perigonini Perigona Laporte de Castelnau, 1835 Adventive
Platynini Cerabilia Laporte de Castelnau, 1867 Endemic
Platynini Ctenognathus Fairmaire, 1843 Endemic
Platynini Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810 Adventive
Platynini Notagonum Darlington, 1952 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Platynini Platynus Bonelli, 1810 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Platynini Prosphodrus Britton, 1959 Endemic
Pseudomorphini Adelotopus Hope, 1834 Adventive
Pterostichini Aulacopodus Britton, 1940 Endemic
Pterostichini Gourlayia Britton, 1964 Endemic
Pterostichini Holcaspis Chaudoir, 1865 Endemic
Pterostichini Megadromus Motschulsky, 1866 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Pterostichini Neoferonia Britton, 1940 Endemic
Pterostichini Onawea Johns, 2007 Endemic
Pterostichini Plocamostethus Britton, 1940 Endemic
Pterostichini Prosopogmus Chaudoir, 1865 Adventive
Pterostichini Psegmatopterus Chaudoir, 1878 Endemic
Pterostichini Rhytisternus Chaudoir, 1865 Adventive
Pterostichini Zeopoecilus Sharp, 1886 Endemic
Trechini Duvaliomimus Jeannel, 1928 Endemic
Trechini Erebotrechus Britton, 1964 Endemic
Trechini Kenodactylus Broun, 1909 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Trechini Kiwitrechus Larochelle & Larivière, 2007 Endemic
Trechini Kupetrechus Larochelle & Larivière, 2007 Endemic
Trechini Maoritrechus Brookes, 1932 Endemic
Trechini Neanops Britton, 1962 Endemic
Trechini Scototrechus Britton, 1962 Endemic
Tropopterini Molopsida White, 1846 Endemic
Zolini Oopterus Guérin-Méneville, 1841 Indigenous (non-endemic)
Zolini Synteratus Broun, 1909 Endemic

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