Pachydesus

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

==Species== These 39 species belong to the genus Pachydesus: Pachydesus aethiopicus Basilewsky, 1974 (Ethiopia) Pachydesus alluaudi (Jeannel, 1913) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda) Pachydesus altipeta (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya) Pachydesus anosyanus Basilewsky, 1981 (Madagascar) Pachydesus bohemani (Jeannel, 1926) (South Africa) Pachydesus brincki (Basilewsky, 1958) (South Africa) Pachydesus bucculentus (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Pachydesus bulirschi Geginat, 2009 (South Africa) Pachydesus burgeoni (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda) Pachydesus caffer (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa) Pachydesus celisi (Jeannel, 1955) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Pachydesus chappuisi (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya) Pachydesus cuccodoroi Deuve, 2005 Pachydesus descarpentriesi Basilewsky, 1972 (Madagascar) Pachydesus edwardsi (Jeannel, 1940) (Uganda) Pachydesus ernei Deuve, 2005 Pachydesus fletcheri (Jeannel, 1959) (Uganda) Pachydesus geginati Deuve, 2005 Pachydesus gravis (Péringuey, 1898) (South Africa) Pachydesus holmi Deuve, 2005 Pachydesus kenyensis (Jeannel, 1913) (Kenya) Pachydesus kilimanus (Jeannel, 1913) (Tanzania) Pachydesus kinangopinus (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya) Pachydesus kochi (Straneo, 1960) (Madagascar) Pachydesus leleupi (Jeannel, 1960) (Tanzania) Pachydesus longulus (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa) Pachydesus marojejyanus Basilewsky, 1981 (Madagascar) Pachydesus ovalipennis (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa) Pachydesus parilis (Péringuey, 1908) (South Africa) Pachydesus parvicollis (Jeannel, 1964) (South Africa) Pachydesus pauliani (Jeannel, 1950) (Madagascar) Pachydesus rafaelae Geginat, 2009 (South Africa) Pachydesus raffrayi (Jeannel, 1930) (South Africa) Pachydesus robustus (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Pachydesus rotundatus (Jeannel, 1959) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda) Pachydesus rufipes (Boheman, 1848) (Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa) Pachydesus ruwenzoricus (Alluaud, 1933) (Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda) Pachydesus scitulus (Péringuey, 1896) (South Africa) Pachydesus unisetosus (Jeannel, 1935) (Kenya)