Atrotus
Atrotus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. It is placed in the licinine tribe Licinini and subtribe Lestignathina and occurs mainly in eastern and central Africa, with some species recorded from the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent. There are about 18 described species in Atrotus.
The genus Zargochilus Alluaud, 1908 is treated in recent catalogues and nomenclatural databases as a junior synonym of Atrotus.
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Atrotus:Atrotus aethiopicus Basilewsky, 1951 Atrotus bedeli Atrotus bicolor Britton, 1948 Atrotus chenzemae Basilewsky, 1976 Atrotus dallastai Basilewsky, 1977 Atrotus elgonensis Basilewsky, 1954 Atrotus forcipatus Péringuey, 1896 Atrotus indicus B. Gueorguiev, 2013 Atrotus kivuensis Atrotus kundelunguensis Basilewsky, 1951 Atrotus lamottei Basilewsky, 1968 Atrotus leleupi Basilewsky, 1951 Atrotus luror Péringuey, 1926 Atrotus mandibularis Basilewsky, 1956 Atrotus oldeanicus Basilewsky, 1962 Atrotus scotti Atrotus sjostedti Atrotus uluguruanus Basilewsky, 1962