Distichus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 30 described species in Distichus, found in Africa, Europe, Asia, South America, and Central America.

Species: These 37 species belong to the genus Distichus:

• Distichus amazonicus Bänninger, 1933
• Distichus angustiformis (Chaudoir, 1880)
• Distichus becvari Dostal, 1999
• Distichus bisquadripunctatus Klug, 1862
• Distichus bolivianus Bänninger, 1933
• Distichus borneensis Bänninger, 1928
• Distichus dicaelus Chaudoir, 1880
• Distichus differens (Bänninger, 1956)
• Distichus ebeninus (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1878)
• Distichus evasus Bänninger, 1932
• Distichus gagatinus (Dejean, 1831)
• Distichus khalafi (H. A. Ali), 1967
• Distichus lacordairei (Dejean, 1831)
• Distichus laticeps Andrewes, 1929
• Distichus macleayi Andrewes, 1919
• Distichus mahratta (Andrewes, 1929)
• Distichus mediocris (Fairmaire, 1901)
• Distichus morio (Dejean, 1831)
• Distichus nevermanni (Bänninger, 1938)
• Distichus octocoelus (Chaudoir, 1855)
• Distichus orientalis (Bonelli, 1813)
• Distichus pachycerus Chaudoir, 1880
• Distichus parvus Wiedemann, 1823
• Distichus perrieri (Fairmaire, 1901)
• Distichus peruvianus (Dejean, 1831)
• Distichus picicornis Dejean, 1831
• Distichus planus Bonelli, 1813
• Distichus platyops Andrewes, 1932
• Distichus punctaticeps (Lynch Arribálzaga, 1878)
• Distichus puncticollis Chaudoir, 1855
• Distichus rectifrons H. W. Bates, 1892
• Distichus semicarinatus (Chaudoir, 1880)
• Distichus septentrionalis H. W. Bates, 1881
• Distichus smithi (Linell, 1898)
• Distichus striaticeps Chaudoir, 1880
• Distichus trivialis Chaudoir, 1880
• Distichus uncinatus Andrewes, 1923