Paussinae

Beetles that emit a spray when threatened

subfamily of beetles

Protopaussus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae, the sole genus of the tribe Protopaussini. It is found in Indomalaya and temperate Asia.

thumb|Interactions between Paussus favieri and a queen ant, Pheidole pallidula thumb|The antennae of Paussus have adapted to produce and release chemicals appeasing to ants. (Paussus scyphus)

Metrius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Pachyteles is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 50 described species in Pachyteles.

Cerapterus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in Cerapterus.

Heteropaussus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Heteropaussus. thumb|Heteropaussus, Java, Indonesia thumb|Heteropaussus hastatus, Botswana thumb|Heteropaussus hastatus

Platyrhopalopsis is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles in the family Carabidae. They are found, as in others of the group, within ant nests, in the Indo-Malayan region. Adults are rarely seen except at lights. The flat terminal segment of the antenna is thought, based on studies of pupal development, to be formed by the fusion of multiple antennomere segments. The genus, placed by some in the tribe Platyrhopalina, includes the following three species:

Arthropterus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 60 described species in Arthropterus, found in Australia.

Physea is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Pseudozaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Lebioderus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Lebioderus.

Itamus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Itamus.

Carabidomemnus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Carabidomemnus.

Ceratoderus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Ceratoderus.

Paussomorphus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are at least three described species in Paussomorphus, found in Africa.

Platyrhopalus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Pentaplatarthrus is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about eight described species in Pentaplatarthrus, found in Africa. These are ant nest beetles and are obligate myrmecophiles, predatory on ant larvae and workers.

species of insect

Eohomopterus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about five described species in Eohomopterus.

Euplatyrhopalus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about seven described species in Euplatyrhopalus.

Anentmetus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

genus of insects

Proozaena is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about six described species in Proozaena.

genus of insects

Homopterus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Microzaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Mystropomus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Filicerozaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Eustra is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Sphaerostylus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about 15 described species in Sphaerostylus, found in Africa.

species of insect

Platycerozaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Tachypeles is a genus of in the beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 20 described species in Tachypeles, some found in South America.

Melanospilus is a genus of flanged-bombardier beetles or paussines in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: The genus is considered to belong to the subtribe Ceratoderina and all members are thought to be myrmecophiles. The ant host Paratrechina longicornis is known for M. bensoni.