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- Species deweii Deuve & Li, 2026 (Stomis, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae)
CH (Guangxi) - Species deyingae Deuve & Li, 2026 (Morimotoidius, Platynini, Platyninae) CH (Guangdong)
- Species dexiaae Deuve & Li, 2026 (Morimotoidius, Platynini, Platyninae) CH (Guangxi)
- Species faillei Deuve, 2026 (Birmaphaenops, Trechini, Trechinae) BRM
- Species peijiui Deuve & Li, 2026 (Tianaphaenops, Trechini, Trechinae) CH (Hunan)
- Genus Tianaphaenops Deuve & Li, 2026 (Trechini, Trechinae)
- Species thackerayi Schüle & Lorenz, 2008 (Velindastus, Lebiini, Lebiinae) RSA
- Species baicu Janák & Moravec, 2026 (Trechus, Trechini, Trechinae) RO
- Species mauritzi Janák & Moravec, 2026 (Trechus, Trechini, Trechinae) RO
- Species viktorai Hovorka, 2026 (Yamatosa, Rhysodini, Rhysodinae) LAO
- Species tanahrataensis Hovorka, 2026 (Yamatosa, Rhysodini, Rhysodinae) MLS
- Species attenboroughi Hrdlička, 2026 (Pheropsophus, Brachinini, Brachininae) IDS (Maluku Isl.)
- Species rolciki Bulirsch & Magrini, 2026 (Eoclivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae) WAF (Burkina Faso)
- Species hlavaci Bulirsch & Magrini, 2026 (Orictites, Clivinini, Scaritinae) VTN
- Species heterocarinata Giraldo-Mendoza, 2026 (Galerita, Galeritini, Dryptinae) PER
- Species giuliabenellii Magrini, Paladini, Benelli, Petrioli, Colacurcio & Fancello, 2026 (Typhloreicheia, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IT (Sardegna)
- Species pieroleoi Magrini, Paladini, Benelli, Petrioli, Colacurcio & Fancello, 2026 (Typhloreicheia, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IT (Sardegna)
- Species vignolii Magrini, Paladini, Benelli, Petrioli, Colacurcio & Fancello, 2026 (Typhloreicheia, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IT (Sardegna)
- Species albertoi Magrini, Paladini, Benelli, Petrioli, Colacurcio & Fancello, 2026 (Typhloreicheia, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IT (Sardegna)
- Species laetitiae Magrini, Violi & Degiovanni, 2026 (Typhloreicheia, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IT
- Subspecies schermanni Deuve, 2026 (Carabus, Carabini, Carabinae)
GG - Subspecies mutsdiensis Deuve, 2026 (Carabus, Carabini, Carabinae) GG
- Subspecies bavarianus Deuve, 2026 (Carabus, Carabini, Carabinae) GG
- Species meridionalis Barr, 1959 (Neaphaenops, Trechini, Trechinae) USA
- Species nica Matsumoto et al, 2026 (Trechiama, Trechini, Trechinae) JA (Honshu)
- Species paragloriensis Ortuño & Arribas, 2026 (Trechus, Trechini, Trechinae) SP
- Species urkumanta Muñoz-Tobar & Moret, 2026 (Lebia, Lebiini, Lebiinae) ECD
- Subspecies jinshan Ma & Chen, 2026 (Carabus, Carabini, Carabinae) CH (Xinjiang)
- Species silvatica Liebke, 1951 (Lebia, Lebiini, Lebiinae) BRZ, COL, PER
- Species subgibba Darlington, 1953 (Lebia, Lebiini, Lebiinae) ANT (Jamaica)
- Subspecies isaiai Casale & Giachino, 2008 (Doderotrechus, Trechini, Trechinae) IT
- Species aurorae Anichtchenko, 2026 (Therates, Cicindelini, Cicindelidae incertae sedis) LAO
- Species dentata Balkenohl, 2026 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae) BRM
- Species caputquadrata Balkenohl, 2026 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae) TAI, VTN
- Species omnicarinata Balkenohl, 2026 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IND (Puducherry)
- Species advena Putzeys, 1867 (Clivina, Clivinini, Scaritinae) IND, IDS
- Species zhuxiaoyui Bolkiboev & Liang, 2026 (Morimotoidius, Platynini, Platyninae) CH (Guangxi)
- Species kataevi Schmidt, 2026 (Morimotoidius, Platynini, Platyninae) VTN
- Genus Microdaccus Schaum, 1864 (Lebiini, Lebiinae)
- Species birgitae Assmann, Al-Jahdhami & Grabener, 2026 (Microdaccus, Lebiini, Lebiinae) OM
- Subgenus Morpholebia Pic, 1922 incertae sedis (Lebia, Lebiini, Lebiinae)
- Species aurifera Tschitscherine, 1900 (Trigonotoma, Pterostichini, Pterostichinae) BRM, CBD, TAI
- Species caparaoensis Orsetti & Lopes-Andrade, 2026 (Ancystroglossus, Galeritini, Dryptinae) BRZ
- Species yizhu Chen & Shi, 2026 (Amara, Zabrini, Pterostichinae) CH (Yunnan)
- Species kandaharensis Jedlicka, 1956a (Abacetus, Abacetini, Pterostichinae) AF
- Subspecies pterostichus sensu stricto (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae)
- Subspecies parkentensis Kataev & Kabak, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) UZ
- Subspecies pskemicus Kataev & Kabak, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) KI
- Species karatavicus Kataev & Kabak, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) KZ
- Species gusarovi Kataev & Kabak, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) KZ
- Species chaoshan Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Guangdong)
- Species epanggong Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Sichuan)
- Species jiangyuxini Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Guizhou)
- Species luojingxiangi Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Zhejiang)
- Species surongxiangi Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Fujian)
- Species xumaozhoui Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Hubei; Chongqing)
- Species zhouhanpingi Jiang, J.-H. Chen, Li & X.-S. Chen, 2026 (Broscosoma, Broscini, Broscinae) CH (Chongqing)
- Species dessangesi Lemaire & Touroult, 2026 (Oodinus, Oodini, Panagaeinae) ANT (Guadeloupe)
- Species antipodes Liebherr & Marris, 2026 (Loxomerus, Migadopini, Migadopinae) NZL
- Subspecies lederi sensu stricto (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) GG, RU (W Caucas)
- Subspecies picicornis (Mandl, 1972) (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) IN, IQ
- Species paraglobulithorax Moravec & Trýzna, 2026 (Pogonostoma, Collyridini, Cicindelidae incertae sedis) MAD
- Species malinkai Facchini & Wrase, 2026 (Amblystomus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) SA, SOM
- Species thom Choi, Nomura & Park, 2026 (Cryptocephalomorpha, Pseudomorphini, Graphipterinae) CBD, TAI
- Subspecies quadriguttatus sensu stricto (Brachinus, Brachinini, Brachininae) GG, MD, RU, UK, AF, KI, KZ, TD, TM, UZ, AB
- Subspecies bogdanovi Zamotajlov, 1991 (Brachinus, Brachinini, Brachininae) UK (Crimea)
- Subfamily Cicindinae Banninger, 1927
- Subfamily Graphipterinae Latreille, 1802
- Subfamily Moriomorphinae Sloane, 1890
- Subfamily Gehringiinae Darlington, 1933
- Subspecies melanopus sensu stricto (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) CH, PLP
- Subspecies hajeki (Kirschenhofer, 2013) (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) TAI
- Species sikkimensis Kirschenhofer, 2013 (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) IND (Sikkim)
- Species wuduensis Kirschenhofer, 2013 (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) CH (Sichuan)
- Species maleci Kirschenhofer, 2013 (Chlaenius, Chlaeniini, Panagaeinae) ETP
- Species hammondianum Müller-Motzfeld, 1988 (Bembidion, Bembidiini, Trechinae) IDS (Borneo), MLS
- Species pandanicola Hovorka, Silverio & Hajek, 2026 (Dinopelma, Hexagoniini, Ctenodactylinae) PLP (Mindanao)
- Species wrightae Baehr, 2016 (Dystrichothorax, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Species capitis Baehr, 2016 (Dystrichothorax, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Species rufinus Baehr, 2016 (Dystrichothorax, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Species trisetosus Baehr, 2016 (Dystrichothorax, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Species odegaardi Baehr, 2008 (Dystrichothorax, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Species similis Baehr, 2008 (Dystrichothorax, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Species suturalis Baehr, 2016 (Amblytelus, Moriomorphini, Moriomorphinae) AST
- Subspecies retowskianus Reitter, 1887 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) RU (W Caucas)
- Subspecies chkhaltensis Kataev, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) GG (Abkhazia)
- Subspecies kodorensis Kataev, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) GG (Abkhazia)
- Subspecies belousovi sensu stricto (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) GG
- Subspecies conterminus Kataev, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) GG
- Species belousovi Kataev, 2026 (Harpalus, Harpalini, Harpalinae) GG
- Species nitida Fedorenko, 2026 (Archicolliuris, Odacanthini, Lebiinae) VTN
- Species cachectes Moret, 2001 (Dyscolus, Platynini, Platyninae) ECD
- Species ramsayi Moret, 2001 (Oxytrechus, Trechini, Trechinae) ECD
- Species lianhuaensis Feng & Zhao, 2026 (Zhijinaphaenops, Trechini, Trechinae) CH (Guizhou)
- Subspecies yuhuangshanus Imura & Cavazzuti, 2017 (Cychrus, Cychrini, Carabinae) CH
- Species cheni Bolkiboev & Liang, 2026 (Onycholabis, Platynini, Platyninae) Taiwan
- Species hainanus Bolkiboev & Liang, 2026 (Onycholabis, Platynini, Platyninae) CH (Hainan)
- Species tengjhihensis Bolkiboev & Liang, 2026 (Onycholabis, Platynini, Platyninae) Taiwan
- Subspecies explanaticolle Bates, 1891 (Calosoma, Carabini, Carabinae) MEX
- Species enigmaticum Lassalle & van den Berghe, 2013 (Calosoma, Carabini, Carabinae) MEX (Jalisco)
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Over the last 40 years, a huge number of taxa have been described in the genus Carabus.
Unfortunately, most of them were described by amateurs, often for self-love or commercial purposes. Most types deposited in private collections, which makes a classical revision of the genus with synonymization of fictitious taxa in accordance with the Code of Zoological Nomenclature almost impossible.
In our database, all weak species, subspecies and obvious synonyms in Carabus will be listed as synonyms.
Unfortunately, most of them were described by amateurs, often for self-love or commercial purposes. Most types deposited in private collections, which makes a classical revision of the genus with synonymization of fictitious taxa in accordance with the Code of Zoological Nomenclature almost impossible.
In our database, all weak species, subspecies and obvious synonyms in Carabus will be listed as synonyms.
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Circular cladogram representing the maximum likelihood phylogeny inferred in IQ-TREE using the Comp_DT dataset comprising nine gene fragments and about 11kb of molecular data. The branch lengths have been modified to ease the visualization of relationships
between subfamilies within Carabidae (image from H. Gough, 2020)
between subfamilies within Carabidae (image from H. Gough, 2020)
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Contributors and Visitors! I wish you Merry X-mas and happy new year of the Rabbit 2023!
Sincerely, Alexander
Sincerely, Alexander
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Contributors and Visitors! I wish you Merry X-mas and happy new year of the Tiger 2022!
Sincerely, Alexander
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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein
TARRIER (M.), 2021. – Nouvelles sous-espèces de France et d’Espagne du genre Carabus L., 1758 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)- Paru le 29 juin 2021 - Issued on June 29, 2021
Summary
Descriptions of nineteen new subspecies in the genus Carabus L., 1758, from
France and Spain: Carabus (Ctenocarabus) melancholicus tietarensis n. subsp., C.
(Oreocarabus) guadarramus hirschfelderi n. subsp., C. (Oreocarabus) guadarramus
sagranus n. subsp., C. (Mesocarabus) lusitanicus problematicoides n. subsp., C. (s. str.)
deyrollei neoreductus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) pseudomonticola hispanicola n. subsp.,
C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis litigiosus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis
montisdiniensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri devillei n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) solieri strobinoi n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri teillonensis n.
subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri axiomorphus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri piezus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri dujardini n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus)
solieri rouyricus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis subsalmantinus n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) lateralis sanabriensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis opulentior
n. subsp., C. (Macrothorax) rugosus baeticoides n. subsp.
TARRIER (M.), 2021. – Nouvelles sous-espèces de France et d’Espagne du genre Carabus L., 1758 (Coleoptera, Carabidae)- Paru le 29 juin 2021 - Issued on June 29, 2021
Summary
Descriptions of nineteen new subspecies in the genus Carabus L., 1758, from
France and Spain: Carabus (Ctenocarabus) melancholicus tietarensis n. subsp., C.
(Oreocarabus) guadarramus hirschfelderi n. subsp., C. (Oreocarabus) guadarramus
sagranus n. subsp., C. (Mesocarabus) lusitanicus problematicoides n. subsp., C. (s. str.)
deyrollei neoreductus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) pseudomonticola hispanicola n. subsp.,
C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis litigiosus n. subsp., C. (Archicarabus) nemoralis
montisdiniensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri devillei n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) solieri strobinoi n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri teillonensis n.
subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri axiomorphus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri piezus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) solieri dujardini n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus)
solieri rouyricus n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis subsalmantinus n. subsp., C.
(Chrysocarabus) lateralis sanabriensis n. subsp., C. (Chrysocarabus) lateralis opulentior
n. subsp., C. (Macrothorax) rugosus baeticoides n. subsp.
Stop describing fake species!
Under each stone does not live another species new to science.
If you follow the logic of some "specialists", then Homo sapiens can be divided into several species, and dogs into several genera.
Under each stone does not live another species new to science.
If you follow the logic of some "specialists", then Homo sapiens can be divided into several species, and dogs into several genera.
Dear Friends, Colleagues, Contributors and Visitors! I wish you Merry X-mas and happy new year 2021!
Sincerely, Alexander
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Recently was published excellent paper of Fominykh, Zamotajlov, Khomitskiy & Titarenko, 2020 "Contribution to the knowledge of Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli Mannerheim, 1830 in the Caucasus, with description of two new subspecies (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabini)", "dedicated to study of variability of species Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli", although, in fact, the sole purpose of the work was to describe new taxa in order to sell their Paratypes.
But, this work perfectly proves that there are no differences between the previously described subspecies, as well as the newly described ones. New synonymy in the species Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli proposed here 12.2.2020 by A. Anichtchenko
But, this work perfectly proves that there are no differences between the previously described subspecies, as well as the newly described ones. New synonymy in the species Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli proposed here 12.2.2020 by A. Anichtchenko
