Barysomus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:Barysomus argentinus Lutshnik, 1934 Barysomus cayennensis Laporte de Castelnau, 1832 Barysomus cephalotes Erichson, 1848 Barysomus hoepfneri Dejean, 1829 Barysomus metallicus Reiche, 1843 Barysomus punctatostriatus Emden, 1949