Carabidae

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Carabus vinctus (Weber, 1801)

Carabus vinctus (Weber, 1801)

Carabus vinctus (Weber, 1801)

Carabus vinctus is a North American ground beetle species in the family Carabidae, found in multiple forest types.

Carabus auratus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus auratus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus auratus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus auratus is a day-active flightless ground beetle that preys on pest insects and has a two-year lifespan.

Carabus cancellatus Illiger, 1798

Carabus cancellatus Illiger, 1798

Carabus cancellatus Illiger, 1798

Carabus cancellatus is a common ground beetle native to Europe and Siberia, introduced to North America.

Carabus insulicola Chaudoir, 1869

Carabus insulicola Chaudoir, 1869

Carabus insulicola Chaudoir, 1869

Carabus insulicola is a predatory ground beetle endemic to Japan, known for sexually antagonistic coevolution of its genitalia.

Carabus nemoralis O.F.Müller, 1764

Carabus nemoralis O.F.Müller, 1764

Carabus nemoralis O.F.Müller, 1764

Carabus nemoralis, the Bronze carabid, is a Eurasian ground beetle introduced to expanding range in North America.

Carabus rossii Dejean, 1826

Carabus rossii Dejean, 1826

Carabus rossii Dejean, 1826

Carabus rossii is a brown, black-pronotum ground beetle species found in Italy.

Carabus variolosus Fabricius, 1787

Carabus variolosus Fabricius, 1787

Carabus variolosus Fabricius, 1787

Carabus variolosus is a black ground beetle in subfamily Carabinae found across multiple European countries.

Carabus nitens Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus nitens Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus nitens Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus nitens Linnaeus, 1758 is a Palearctic ground beetle observed across many regions of Europe.

Carabus serratus Say, 1823

Carabus serratus Say, 1823

Carabus serratus Say, 1823

Carabus serratus is a species of North American ground beetle that hunts worms and slugs.

Carabus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798

Carabus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798

Carabus melancholicus Fabricius, 1798

Carabus melancholicus is a brownish-black ground beetle found in Western Europe and Morocco.

Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775

Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775

Carabus convexus Fabricius, 1775

Carabus convexus is a beetle species found across almost all Europe and widely in East Asia.

Carabus hortensis Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus hortensis Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus hortensis Linnaeus, 1758

Carabus hortensis, the garden ground beetle, is a widespread Oreocarabus beetle found mostly in Europe and the Middle East.

Carabus glabratus Paykull, 1790

Carabus glabratus Paykull, 1790

Carabus glabratus Paykull, 1790

Carabus glabratus Paykull, 1790 is a Boreo-arctic Montane beetle species widespread in Central and Northern Europe up to the Arctic Circle.

Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus intricatus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus intricatus, the blue ground beetle, is a large nocturnal carnivorous ground beetle native to Europe.

Carabus lefebvrei Dejean, 1826

Carabus lefebvrei Dejean, 1826

Carabus lefebvrei Dejean, 1826

Carabus lefebvrei is a bluish-black ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily endemic to Sicily.

Carabus maeander Fischer von Waldheim, 1820

Carabus maeander Fischer von Waldheim, 1820

Carabus maeander Fischer von Waldheim, 1820

Carabus maeander is a black carabid beetle found across parts of North America and eastern Asia.

Carabus problematicus Herbst, 1786

Carabus problematicus Herbst, 1786

Carabus problematicus Herbst, 1786

Carabus problematicus is a Europe-endemic ground beetle, one study found cattle grazing likely harms it.

Carabus lusitanicus Fabricius, 1801

Carabus lusitanicus Fabricius, 1801

Carabus lusitanicus Fabricius, 1801

Carabus lusitanicus is an endemic Iberian beetle in the Carabidae family with three recognized subspecies.

Carabus morbillosus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus morbillosus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus morbillosus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus morbillosus is a medium-sized predatory ground beetle found in southwestern Europe and North Africa.

Carabus rugosus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus rugosus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus rugosus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus rugosus is a black or brown ground beetle in Carabinae found in France, Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.

Carabus clatratus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus clatratus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus clatratus Linnaeus, 1760

Carabus clatratus is a large European Palearctic beetle, with most individuals having reduced wings.

Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792

Carabus hungaricus is a Palearctic steppe beetle with a disjunct, fragmented distribution across central and eastern Europe.

Calosoma luxatum Say, 1823

Calosoma luxatum Say, 1823

Calosoma luxatum Say, 1823

Calosoma luxatum is a brachypterous carabid beetle found in open dry habitats across Canada and the United States.

Calosoma externum (Say, 1823)

Calosoma externum (Say, 1823)

Calosoma externum (Say, 1823)

Calosoma externum is a North American ground beetle species that preys on a variety of caterpillars.

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