Odacantha is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe) and the Near East. It contains the following species: \n* Odacantha aegrota Bates, 1883 \n* Odacantha chinensis Jedlicka, 1963 \n* Odacantha composita Liebke, 1938 \n* Odacantha cyanea Laferte-Senectere, 1849 \n* Odacantha flavipennis Liebke, 1931 \n* Odacantha hagai Nemoto, 1989 \n* Odacantha insulicola Basilewsky, 1977 \n* Odacantha laportei Chaudoir, 1848 \n* Odacantha melanura (Linnaeus, 1767) \n* Odacantha metallica Fairmaire, 1889 \n* Odacantha pomposa Liebke, 1933 \n* Odacantha puziloi Solsky, 1875 \n* Odacantha seriepunctata Chaudoir, 1878 \n* Odacantha subcomposita Basilewsky, 1970 \n* Odacantha swazina Basilewsky, 1965