Trechus

Trechus
	Trechus micros
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Trechinae
Genus:	Trechus; Clairville, 1806
Subgenera
	Arabotrechus Mateu, 1990; Atlantotrechus Lompe, 1999; Elgonophyes Jeannel, 1954; Elgonotrechus Jeannel, 1954; Meruitrechus Jeannel, 1960; Microtrechus Jeannel, 1927; Setitrechus Deuve, 2005; Trechus Clairville, 1806;
Diversity
	At least 1000 species
Synonyms
	Antoinella;

Trechus is a genus of ground beetle found in the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, and the highlands of East Africa. There are more than 1,000 described species in Trechus.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The name of the genus is derived from the Greek word trécho, meaning "I run".^[4]

See List of Trechus species for the species in the genus Trechus.

References

^ "Trechus Clairville, 1806". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). Lorenz, Wolfgang (ed.). "Carabcat Database". ChecklistBank. doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
^ Schmidt, Joachim; Faille, Arnaud (2018-06-21). "Revision of Trechus Clairville, 1806 of the Bale Mountains and adjacent volcanos, Ethiopia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini)". European Journal of Taxonomy (446). doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.446. ISSN 2118-9773.
^ Erklärung der wissenschaftlichen Käfernamen aus Reitter's Fauna Germanica, Sigmund Schenkling. 1917. Online: Internet Archive