title: Batoscelis
text: # Batoscelis
  
  Batoscelis is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are about 12 described species in Batoscelis.
  
  ## Species
  
  These 12 species belong to the genus Batoscelis:
  
  * Batoscelis clivinoides (Alluaud, 1897) (Madagascar)
  * Batoscelis discipennis (Dejean, 1831) (Africa)
  * Batoscelis gerardi (Burgeon, 1936) (Africa)
  * Batoscelis hellmichi (Jedlicka, 1965) (Nepal)
  * Batoscelis leontovitchi Basilewsky, 1951 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  * Batoscelis luctuosa (Péringuey, 1896) (South Africa)
  * Batoscelis luticola (Alluaud, 1897) (Madagascar)
  * Batoscelis nigra (Basilewsky, 1946) (South Africa)
  * Batoscelis oblonga (Dejean, 1831) (China, Indomalaya, Philippines, Australia)
  * Batoscelis perrieri Jeannel, 1948 (Madagascar)
  * Batoscelis porosa (Putzeys, 1861) (India)
  * Batoscelis promontorii (Péringuey, 1896) (Zimbabwe, South Africa)
  