Pachydesus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: \n* Pachydesus aethiopicus Basilewsky, 1974 \n* Pachydesus alluaudi (Jeannel, 1913) \n* Pachydesus altipeta (Jeannel, 1935) \n* Pachydesus anosyanus Basilewsky, 1981 \n* Pachydesus bohemani (Jeannel, 1926) \n* Pachydesus brincki (Basilewsky, 1958) \n* Pachydesus bucculentus (Alluaud, 1933) \n* Pachydesus burgeoni (Alluaud, 1933) \n* Pachydesus caffer (Jeannel, 1964) \n* Pachydesus celisi (Jeannel, 1955) \n* Pachydesus chappuisi (Jeannel, 1935) \n* Pachydesus cuccodoroi Deuve, 2005 \n* Pachydesus descarpentriesi Basilewsky, 1972 \n* Pachydesus edwardsi (Jeannel, 1940) \n* Pachydesus ernei Deuve, 2005 \n* Pachydesus fletcheri (Jeannel, 1959) \n* Pachydesus geginati Deuve, 2005 \n* Pachydesus gravis (P