Carabidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae
Megadromus antarcticus (Chaudoir, 1865)

Megadromus antarcticus (Chaudoir, 1865)

Megadromus antarcticus (Chaudoir, 1865)

Megadromus antarcticus is an endemic flightless predatory ground beetle of New Zealand, common across Canterbury.

Megadromus capito (White, 1846)

Megadromus capito (White, 1846)

Megadromus capito (White, 1846)

Megadromus capito is a sexually dimorphic, long-lived black beetle from New Zealand with distinctive grooved wing covers and female egg brooding.

Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)

Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)

Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)

Abax parallelepipedus is a ground beetle native to Europe, introduced to North America where it was first detected in 1965.

Abax carinatus (Duftschmid, 1812)

Abax carinatus (Duftschmid, 1812)

Abax carinatus (Duftschmid, 1812)

Abax carinatus is a woodland ground beetle species in the Carabidae family found in the Palearctic.

Amara aulica (Panzer, 1796)

Amara aulica (Panzer, 1796)

Amara aulica (Panzer, 1796)

Amara aulica is a Europe-native beetle species from the genus Amara in the Harpalinae subfamily.

Amara apricaria (Paykull, 1790)

Amara apricaria (Paykull, 1790)

Amara apricaria (Paykull, 1790)

Amara apricaria is a native-to-Europe beetle species of the Amara genus in the Carabidae family.

Amara obesa (Say, 1823)

Amara obesa (Say, 1823)

Amara obesa (Say, 1823)

Amara obesa is a seed-eating ground beetle from the Carabidae family found in North America.

Amara aenea (DeGeer, 1774)

Amara aenea (DeGeer, 1774)

Amara aenea (DeGeer, 1774)

Amara aenea, the common sun beetle, is a widespread ground beetle studied for potential use in agricultural integrated pest management.

Zabrus tenebrioides (Goeze, 1777)

Zabrus tenebrioides (Goeze, 1777)

Zabrus tenebrioides (Goeze, 1777)

Zabrus tenebrioides is a black Pterostichinae ground beetle widespread in Europe and the Near East, known to cause crop damage in parts of Russia.

Zabrus spinipes (Fabricius, 1798)

Zabrus spinipes (Fabricius, 1798)

Zabrus spinipes (Fabricius, 1798)

Zabrus spinipes (Fabricius, 1798) is a dark ground beetle with a specific size and range across parts of Europe and nearby regions.

Calleida punctata LeConte, 1846

Calleida punctata LeConte, 1846

Calleida punctata LeConte, 1846

Calleida punctata is a ground beetle species in the Carabidae family that is found in North America.

Calleida viridipennis (Say, 1823)

Calleida viridipennis (Say, 1823)

Calleida viridipennis (Say, 1823)

Calleida viridipennis is a predatory ground beetle species from the Americas that lives in forests and swamps.

Plochionus timidus Haldeman, 1843

Plochionus timidus Haldeman, 1843

Plochionus timidus Haldeman, 1843

Plochionus timidus is a ground beetle species in the Carabidae family found in North America.

Demetrida nasuta White, 1846

Demetrida nasuta White, 1846

Demetrida nasuta White, 1846

Demetrida nasuta White, 1846, is an endemic New Zealand ground beetle species in the Lebiinae subfamily.

Philophuga viridicollis (LeConte, 1846)

Philophuga viridicollis (LeConte, 1846)

Philophuga viridicollis (LeConte, 1846)

Philophuga viridicollis is a ground beetle species in the Carabidae family found in North and Central America.

Mormolyce phyllodes Hagenbach, 1825

Mormolyce phyllodes Hagenbach, 1825

Mormolyce phyllodes Hagenbach, 1825

Mormolyce phyllodes is a large predatory ground beetle native to Southeast Asian rainforests, with larvae living in bracket fungi.

Apenes lucidula (Dejean, 1831)

Apenes lucidula (Dejean, 1831)

Apenes lucidula (Dejean, 1831)

Apenes lucidula is a ground beetle species in Carabidae found across parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Apenes sinuata (Say, 1823)

Apenes sinuata (Say, 1823)

Apenes sinuata (Say, 1823)

Apenes sinuata is a ground beetle species in the Carabidae family found in North America.

Axinopalpus biplagiatus (Dejean, 1825)

Axinopalpus biplagiatus (Dejean, 1825)

Axinopalpus biplagiatus (Dejean, 1825)

Axinopalpus biplagiatus is a North American ground beetle species in the Carabidae family.

Dromius piceus Dejean, 1831

Dromius piceus Dejean, 1831

Dromius piceus Dejean, 1831

Dromius piceus Dejean, 1831 is an arboreal ground beetle from the Carabidae family found in Canada and the US.

Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dromius quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Dromius quadrimaculatus is a ground beetle species native to the Palearctic and the Near East, with a wide recorded range in Europe.

Philorhizus sigma (P.Rossi, 1790)

Philorhizus sigma (P.Rossi, 1790)

Philorhizus sigma (P.Rossi, 1790)

Philorhizus sigma is a small flightless beetle found in UK marshes and fens, classified as Vulnerable there.

Lebia grandis Hentz, 1830

Lebia grandis Hentz, 1830

Lebia grandis Hentz, 1830

Lebia grandis is a North American ground beetle that preys on Colorado potato beetles, with potential for biological pest control.

Lebia tricolor Say, 1823

Lebia tricolor Say, 1823

Lebia tricolor Say, 1823

Lebia tricolor is a ground beetle species from the Carabidae family found in North America.

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