Genus Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810

The genus Chlaenius Bonelli is the most species rich genera of the tribe Chlaeniini Brullé, 1834 with 855 known species worldwide (Lorenz 2005) arranged in 62 subgenera. It is widely distributed in all zoogeographical regions of the World, however, is more diverse in the Afrotropical and Oriental regions with approximately 650 species (Bousquet 2012). In Pakistan, itis represented by 29 species and 2 subspecies in 13 subgenera.