Carabidae image gallery
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Apotominae taxon page (1 photos)
Apotomus rufus (P. Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
S Spain,
8.IV.2010 Anichtchenko A. leg., det. & coll.
photo Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Brachininae taxon page (13 photos)
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) sclopeta (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
S Bosnia, Mostar; 6mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Aptinus (Aptinus) acutangulus Chaudoir, 1876
Female adult
SW-Montenegro, Dinaric Alps, Herceg Novi, Vrbanje, Mt Orjen h=1800m, 13-19.VII.2012, Manfred Egger leg.
L=13 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) immaculicornis Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Italy, Calabria, Asprom, San Luca (RC), 200m, 28.4.2002, leg. F. Angelini.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens Duftschmid, 1812
Female adult
Bulgaria Chernomorets, 24.11.2006, A. Anichtchenko leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Sykhiv (Zubra) forest, 49.791889, 24.047417, 13.VII.2024, Panin R. leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
Carabinae taxon page (122 photos)
Carabus (Morphocarabus) illigeri illigeri (as bjelasnicensis Apfelbeck, 1902)
Male+Female adult
Serbia, Debelo Brdo, 5.VI.2007, S. Sapaly leg. L=32 mm photo Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Carabus) arvensis arvensis Herbst, 1784
Male adult
W. Ukraine , NW. Podolian, Lviv reg., Nikolaev distr., near Krasiv vill., 9.II.08, Panin R. leg. L=17mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Morphocarabus) praecellens trans illigeri Dejean, 1826
Male+Female adult
W-Croatia, Karlovac, near Bosiljevo vill., h~300m, V.2000, I.Rapuzzi leg. female, 33 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Tachypus) cancellatus emarginatus Duftschmid, 1812
Male adult
Italy-Switzerland, Riviera – Preonzo, 18.II.1998, C.Sola leg.
L=26 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Calosoma (Campalita) auropunctatum auropunctatum Herbst, 1784: 131
Female adult
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Carabus (Tomocarabus) convexus moreanus Reitter, 1896
Female adult
Greece:, N Peloponnes, Xylokastro, Zemeno,h=1000m, 6.VI.1997, Manfred Egger leg. L=21 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Tomocarabus) convexus dilatatus Dejean, 1826
Male adult
NE Serbia, Majdanpek; 13mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Carabus (Tachypus) cancellatus intermedius Dejean, 1826
Female adult
NW -Serbia,Fruška Gora,Vrdnik env. h=380m, 9-10.VII.2013, M. Janalik leg. L=29 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Procrustes) coriaceus excavatus Charpentier, 1825
Male adult
W Croatia, Velebit Mts, Jablanac Stirovaca h=998 m, 44.71124, 14.95673,3.VI-7.VII.2017, G. Proscia leg., L= 37 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Megodontus) croaticus croaticus Dejean, 1826
Male adult
W-Croatia, Velebit Mts., h=950 m, Oltari - Zavizan, 30.VI.2018
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Cicindelinae taxon page (11 photos)
Calomera littoralis nemoralis Olivier, 1790
Male adult
UKRAINE,
Kherson Reg.,Genitchesk Distr., near Tehongar st., Kujuktuk isl., on saline 8-9.V.1995 Mishustin R. leg.
16 mm.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781)
Female adult
CZ, C Moravia, Přerov; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781)
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko cemetery, on sands, 24.VII.2023, R.Panin leg., L=12 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko cemetery, on sands, 24.VII.2023, R.Panin leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cicindela (Cicindela) sylvicola Dejean, 1822
Female adult
W Ukraine, Podolian Upland, Gologory range, Mt Khom h=410 m, 49.681278, 24.279111, 16.VI.2025, Ludmyla Panina leg.
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Dryptinae taxon page (14 photos)
Polistichus connexus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Male adult
length: 7-9 mm
Korsika, Ghisonacia
leg. U.Eitschberger, 1987; det. U.Schmidt, 1994
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2008
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Polistichus fasciolatus (P. Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Bakhchisaraysk distr., near Bogatoe Ushchele vill., 04.VIII.2009, Shehovcov A. leg.
L=8mm
photo Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Zuphium olens (P.Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
Volgograd Reg., Pallas Distr., Elton Vill., on UV-light 27-30.VI.2006 K.Makarov leg.
L=8.7 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Parazuphium (Parazuphium) damascenum (Fairmaire, 1897)
Male adult
Morocco, Tagounite vill area 28.6.2010, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. (aedeagus studied)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Parazuphium (Parazuphium) chevrolatii chevrolatii Laporte, 1833a: 254
Male adult
Iran Gilan Elburz 1000m 5.viii.1968 W.Heinz leg. at light. J. Muilwijk det.
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Elaphrinae taxon page (2 photos)
Elaphrus (Elaphroterus) aureus aureus P.W.J. Muller, 1821
Male adult
Germany, Westfalen, Greven-Schmedehausen 14.5.2006 leg. C Kerkering (DUBC)
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Harpalinae taxon page (140 photos)
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) flavicollis (Sturm, 1825)
Male adult
L=3,6 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow reg., Orekhovo-Zuevskiy reg., 3 km to S from Anciferovo settl., grassland. 16.V.2001
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Ophonus (Hesperophonus) cribricollis (Dejean, 1829)
Male adult
SK, S Slovakia, Kamenica nad Hronom; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Harpalus (Harpalus) solitaris Dejean, 1829a: 337
Female adult
W-Ukraine, Transcarpathian reg., Chornagora Massif, 8 km NE Bohdan vill., h=800m, 9-29.VI..2014, Panin R. leg. L=10.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Harpalus (Cryptophonus) melancholicus Dejean, 1829
Male adult
Italy, Patro di Moncalvo (Asti).
Copyright © Gianni Allegro
Ophonus (Metophonus) rupicola (Sturm, 1818)
Male adult
Russia, NW Caucasus, Krasnodar reg., Taman env., 23.4.2000 (DUBC)
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Lebiinae taxon page (20 photos)
Dromius (Dromius) fenestratus (Fabricius, 1794)
Male adult
length: 5-6,5 mm
Germania, Bayern, Oberfranken, Selbitz
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2005
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2007
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Odacantha (Odacantha) melanura Linne, 1767
Male adult
Moskow Reg., Istra Distr., env. Polevstschina Vill. 15.VI.2006 Konoshenko leg.
L=7.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Microlestes corticalis (L. Dufour, 1820)
Male adult
Spain, Algeciras vic., Arroyo de la Cava, 36.145849, -5.481230 12-13.05.2014 Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Female adult
Belarus, Brest reg.
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Licininae taxon page (35 photos)
Callistus lunatus lunatus Fabricius, 1775: 247 (Carabus)
Male adult
Calistus lunatus lunatus F., 1775
length: 7,1 mm
West Kazakhstan, Ural river valley near Ural'sk town
4.05.1986
F.G.Bidashko leg.,
Copyright © Evgeniy Zinoviev
Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Italy, Puglia, S.Cataldo, Oasi WWF "Le Cesine" (LE),
29.VII.1995 F.Angelini leg.
male, 20 mm
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Oodes helopioides helopioides (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
W. UKRAINE,
Ternopol Reg., Pidvolochisk distr., forest Bogdanivskyi, 24.V-15.VI.08 Panin R. leg.
long =9.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Licinus (Licinus) cassideus Fabricius, 1792: 148 (Carabus)
Female adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Bakhchisaraysk distr.,near Bogatoe Ushchele vill.04.VIII.2009, Shehovcov A. leg.
female, 17mm
photo & det. Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Callistus lunatus lunatus Fabricius, 1775: 247 (Carabus)
Female adult
L=6,2 mm
RUSSIA, Stavropol reg., Mineralovodskiy distr., 2,4 km to SW from sovkhoz Zheleznovodskiy, in ravine. h=654 m. N44*08.186’ E042*57.648’ 15-19.V.2006
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Chlaenius (Trichochlaenius) aeneocephalus aeneocephalus Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Azerbaidjan, Talysh, Avrora 18-05-1999
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Licinus (Neorescius) hoffmannseggii (Panzer, 1803)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Russia: Astrakhan reg.: B.Bolkhuny (vall. riv. Akkhtuba)
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Loricerinae taxon page (3 photos)
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis pilicornis Fabricius, 1775: 293
Female adult
L=7,4 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow city, East distr., 9/2 Khimushina str., frontgarden, under stone. 17.II.2002
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
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Nebriinae taxon page (32 photos)
Leistus (Leistus) ferrugineus Linne, 1758
Male adult
Moskow Reg., Istra Distr., E shore of Istrinskoe Reserv., Novorakovo Vill. 16.IX.2007 K.Makarov leg.
L=6.8 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Notiophilus biguttatus Fabricius, 1779: 222 (Elaphrus)
Female adult
L=5,4 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow city, East distr., National park «Losiniy Ostrov», in leaf litter. 9.VI.2000
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Notiophilus rufipes Curtis, 1829: pl. 254
Female adult
NW Caucas, Krasnodar reg., Tuapse distr., Podkhrebetovoe vill. vicinity, 19.V.2012 leg. M. Smirnov
Фотография с сайта www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор - М.Э. Смирнов
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Leistus (Leistus) piceus piceus Frolich, 1799
Female adult
CZ, NE Moravia, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts.; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Leistus (Leistus) nitidus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male adult
SW Romania, Munţii Retezat; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Leistus (Pogonophorus) spinibarbis rufipes Chaudoir, 1843
Male adult
SW Bosnia, Bijakoviči - Križevac Mt.; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Nebria (Nebria) dahlii dahilii Duftschmid, 1812: 50
Male adult
NW Slovenia, Trnovski Gozd Mts.; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Nebria (Eunebria) psammodes (P. Rossi, 1792)
Male adult
C-Italy, Toscana, Pistoia (PT), Pracchia env.,16.IX.1971, Campadelli leg. L= 13 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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Omophroninae taxon page (1 photos)

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Panagaeinae taxon page (1 photos)

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Platyninae taxon page (82 photos)
Paranchus albipes (Fabricius, 1796)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Dolichus halensis Schaller, 1783: 317
Male adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Simpheropil, 15-30.VIII.2009, Shaporinskiy V. leg.
male, 19 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Platyderus (Platyderus) rufus Duftschmid, 1812: 105
Male adult
W Ukraine, NW Podolian,
Lviv reg., Zolochiv distr., near Gologirky vill., steppe sites, 26.V- 29.VI.2011, Panin R. leg.
L=7 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Paranchus albipes (Fabricius, 1796)
Male adult
W. UKRAINE
Lviv city, park Znesinnja 16.IV.2008, leg. Panin R.
8mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Sphodrus leucophthalmus Linne, 1758
Female adult
W Austria, Hall in Tirol, 11.IV.1952, Richler leg.
L=26 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Calathus (Neocalathus) ambiguus ambiguus Paykull, 1790: 130
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) terricola punctatus Dejean, 1828
Male adult
Hungary, Budapest, Télényi, 10-12.VII.2004, I.Retezár leg. L=19 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Agonum (Olisares) hypocrita (Apfelbeck, 1904)
Male adult
NW-Ukraine, Polesia, Volhynia, Lyubeshiv Distr., Buchyn vill, swamped pinewood, «Selysko», 14.IX-17.X.2017, Kanarsky Yu. leg./det.Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) terricola terricola (Herbst, 1784)
Male adult
Latvia, Aglona 14.8.1994 Barsevskis A. (DUBC). 15.5 mm
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Pterostichinae taxon page (128 photos)
Pterostichus (Cheporus) burmeisteri Heer, 1838
Male adultNW Ukrainian Carpathians,
Lviv Prov., Staryi Sambor Distr., near Dobromyl , h=450m 9.VI-25.VII.2007 Panin R. leg.
male,15 mm.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Pterostichus (Feronidius) melas (Creutzer, 1799)
Male adultW-Ukraine,
Lviv Region, Zolochiv distr., near Gologirky, in steppe, 16-29.V.2007 Panin R. leg.
long-17mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Pterostichus (Cophosus) cylindricus (Herbst, 1784)
Female adult
CZ; S Moravia, Břeclav; 20mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Amara (Xenocelia) ingenua Duftschmid, 1812: 110 (Carabus)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Pterostichus (Phonias) diligens (Sturm, 1824)
Male adult
Russia, Moskow det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Amara (Celia) praetermissa (C.R. Sahlberg, 1827)
Female adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians, Skole Beskids Mts, Grabnyk Rng h=670 m, 16.VII-3.IX.2021, Khrapov D. leg./ Panin R. det., L=8.1 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Pterostichus (Melanius) elongatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Female adult
Marruecos, Gada de Debdou, 9.6.1993 (cAA)
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Rhysodinae incertae sedis taxon page (1 photos)
Clinidium (Arctoclinidium) canaliculatum O.G.Costa, 1839d
Male adult
photo from www.zin.ru
Copyright © Kirill Makarov -
Scaritinae taxon page (11 photos)
Clivina (Clivina) fossor fossor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Male adult
L=5,3 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow city, SW distr., Jasenevo, Bitcevskiy les, under tree. 19.V.2000
leg., det., photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Reicheadella (Chaetomargoreicheia) radei Bulirsch & Magrini, 2021 Holotype
Female adult
[Croatia] Velika pećina / Neorić, Sutina, Bazin / 3.v.2005; leg. P. Rade, (CNHM).
Copyright © Petr Bulirsch
Dyschiriodes (Eudyschirius) rufipes (Dejean, 1825)
Female adult
W Ukraina, Podolian Upland, Opillia, Ivano-Frankivsk reg., Kasova Gora near Burshtyn vill., steppe site, 15.VI -28.VII.2020, R. Panin & D. Khrapov leg., L=2,9mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) auriculatus Wollaston, 1867
Male adult
Senegal, M`Bour, 14 km south, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. P.Bulirsch, 2010; 3.5 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Reicheidius frondicola (Reitter, 1881)
Female adult
Croatia, Dalmatian archipel., Brač isl., Vidova gora, 27.Х.2024, 567 м., D. Strelnikoff leg. (cAA).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Siagoninae taxon page (3 photos)
Siagona europaea Dejean, 1826: 468
Male adult
Uzbekistan, Kashkadarjnsk Reg., env. Mubarek 5-8.VI.2004.
L=10.3 mm
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Trechinae taxon page (91 photos)
Bembidion (Talanes) subfasciatum Chaudoir, 1850b: 187
Female adult
Krasnodar Reg., Taman Peninsula, Tuzlo Lake 6.V.2009
2.7 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Peryphanes) dalmatinum dalmatinum Dejean, 1831
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Neolovricia ozimeci Lakota, Jazlic & Moravec, 2009 Holotype
Female adult
Spilja u Radinovcima, Dedici, Rastovac, Biokovo, 25.10.2006 Coleoptera (1) Leg: Roman Ozimec. Deposited in the Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb. Image from Lakota, Jazlic & Moravec, 2009
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Derossiella lukici Lohaj & Delić, 2019
Male adult
Image from Lohaj & Delić, 2019 (photo courtesy of Dušan Beňo).
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Typhlotrechus bilimekii istrus J. Muller, 1926b: 144
Male adult
Slovenia, Obrov, Golac, Jama Polina peć, V-X.2004, Manfref Egger leg. L=9 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Tachys (Paratachys) fulvicollis (Dejean, 1831)
Female adult
NW-Ukraine, Volhynia, Turiysk env ., into the light, 6.VII.2015, Voytko P. leg./ R.Panin det., L=3,3 мм
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Bembidion (Peryphanes) cf brunnicorne Dejean, 1831
Male adult
W.Ukraine, Transcarpathian, Polonynian Beskids, Yavirnyk Rng, h=600 m, near Ruskyi Mochar vill.,15.V.2021, V. Khrapova leg./R. Panin det., L=4.7 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Velebitaphaenops giganteus Casale & Jalzic, 2012
Female adult
Image from cavebiology.net
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