genus

Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835

Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835: from Guerin 1838, pl. 483. Eurycantha horrida male. (Otu).

Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835: copyright Paul D. Brock. Eurycantha horrida male, culture stock Kawawoki, PNG [TYPE SPECIES]. (Otu).

Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835: copyright Paul D. Brock. Eurycantha horrida male, lateral view. Culture stock Kawawoki, PNG, 2 March 2023 [TYPE SPECIES]. (Otu).

Type

Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835 type species by original monotypy of Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835

Nomenclature (53)

Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835: 647.
type species by original monotypy Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Gray, 1835: 14.
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Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Audinet-Serville, 1838: 277.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Burmeister, 1838: 569.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in de Caumont Laporte, comte de Castelnau, 1840: 17. Image or description
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Haan, 1842: 136.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855: 82.
type species Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Westwood, 1859: 62.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Stål, 1875: 46.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Stål, 1875: 15.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Stål, 1875: 17. Phylogeny or classification
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 in Stål, 1875: 46, 90.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Kirby, 1890: 571. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Rainbow, 1897: 38.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Kirby, 1904: 395.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 in Kirby, 1904: 395.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Redtenbacher, 1908: 341.
Carabidion [sic] Redtenbacher, 1908: 340.
type species Eurycantha horrida Boisduval, 1835
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 in Caudell, 1919: 512.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 in Karny, 1923: 238.
Carabidion [sic] Redtenbacher, 1908 (unjustified emendation for Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855) in Karny, 1923: 238.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Günther, 1929: 621.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Gurney, 1947: 386, 391.
Carabidion [sic] Redtenbacher, 1908 (unjustified emendation for Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835) in Gurney, 1947: 386.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 (unnecessary replacement for Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835) in Gurney, 1947: 386.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Nakata, 1961: 116.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Bradley & Galil, 1977: 191.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Bedford, 1978: 134.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1979: 331. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 in Sellick, 1979: 331. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Vickery, 1983: 6.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Brock, 1984: 140. Behavior
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Carlberg, 1986: 11.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1987: 137, fig. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Brock, 1992: 58.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1997: 121. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification; Key
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 in Sellick, 1997: 121. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification; Key
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Sellick, 1998: 224. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Herwaarden, 1998: 90.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Zompro, 2001: 21.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Bragg, 2001: 633.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 (unnecessary replacement for Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835) in Zompro, 2001: 21.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 (unnecessary replacement for Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835) in Bragg, 2001: 624.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Klimesova, 2003: 61.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Zompro, 2004: 311.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Otte & Brock, 2005: 139.
Karabidion Montrouzier, 1855 (unnecessary replacement for Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835) in Otte & Brock, 2005: 139.
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Brock & Hasenpusch, 2009: 158. Image or description; Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Harman, 2011: 11. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Bradler, Robertson & Whiting, 2014: 219. Phylogeny or classification
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Büscher, Buckley, Grohmann, Gorb & Bradler, 2018: 2.

Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Brock & Büscher, 2022: 522. Specimen or distribution
Eurycantha Boisduval, 1835 in Brock & Dewhurst, 2024: 296.

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Descendants and synonyms

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
Taxon	Valid names
Rank	Extant	Fossil	Invalid	Total
genus	1	0	2	3
species	10	0	15	25