Carabidae image gallery
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Brachininae taxon page (7 photos)
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) capensis Chaudoir, 1876
Female adult
S Arf.: Waterberg Geelhoutbosch farm, 24.21S -27.38E, 7.10.1995. compared with typus f.typ.
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) capensis Chaudoir, 1876
Female adult
RSA Kwazulu-Natal. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
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Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) delahayei Lassalle & Roux, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
Copyright © Bernard Lassalle
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) simplex Lassalle & Roux, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
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Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) simplex Lassalle & Roux, 2021 Paratype
Female adult
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Carabinae taxon page (10 photos)
Calosoma (Ctenosta) planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
length: 30 mm. Kenia, Tsavo National Parc, leg. U.Schmidt, 1991; det. W.Lorenz, 2000. Foto: U.Schmidt, 2006
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Calosoma (Ctenosta) planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
SOUTH AFRICA: Northern Transvaal
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Calosoma (Ctenosta) senegalense Dejean, 1831
Female adult
length: 22-27 mm
Kenia Tsavo National Parc
leg. U.Schmidt, 1991; det. W.Lorenz, 2000
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2006
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Calosoma (Ctenosta) senegalense Dejean, 1831
Female adult
MADAGASCAR, Tulear Prov., nr. Tsimanampetsotsa NP, P. Schüle det.
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Calosoma (Ctenosta) planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
C Tanzania, Chikuyu, Dodoma, 1.2015 (DUBC)
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Calosoma (Campalita) chlorostictum ivinskisi Obydov & Saldaitis, 2010 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Yemen, Sokotra Isl., Ayhft Riv. valley, 600 m, 25.XI.2008, R. Saldaitiene & A. Saldaitis leg.
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Calosoma (Ctenosta) planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
S Africa, Botswana, Kwening Distr., env. Kanye 24°57'29"S 25°17'52"E 28-31.I.2013 l eg. A.Medvedev L=24.0 mm
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Cicindelidae taxon page (68 photos)
Megacephala (Megacephala) johnnydeppi Werner, 2007
Male adult
N Malawi, Mzimba distr., N Khorougo
Mzuzu 1375 m, 11.23S/33.59E 15.12.2002
28 mm
det. P. Schüle
coll. A.Montes
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Dromica (Pseudodromica) mauchii Bates, 1872
Male adult
N Malawi, N Khorongo Mzuzu 11.235/33.59E<br /> Mzimba distr., 1375m 16.12.2006<br /> 22 mm<br /> coll. A. Montes; det. P. Schüle 2015
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Prothymidia angusticollis (Boheman, 1848)
Female adult
N Malawi, Mzimba dist., Nkhorongo, Mzuzu 1370m, 22.12.2005 10 mm (coll. A.Montes)
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Cicindela (Ophryodera) rufomarginata (as bradshawi Peringuey, 1888)
Female adult
ETHZ
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Cicindela (Elliptica) compressicornis (as persignata Cassola, 1995)
Female adult
Tanzania, Magole vill, Mvomero distr., Morogoro reg., 2-18.III.2009 G. Mpoyda leg. 18 mm det. Schüle P.
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Cicindela (Elliptica) compressicornis (as persignata Cassola, 1995)
Male adult
ETHZ
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Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis regalis
Male adult
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 100km SW of Gobabis tn., Kalahari desert, h=1465m, S22˚42'34'', E18˚06'13'', 12-17.12.2010, Leg. Vashchenko S. 27 мм.
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Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis regalis
Male adult
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 100km SW of Gobabis tn., Kalahari desert, h=1465m, S22˚42'34'', E18˚06'13'', 12-17.12.2010, Leg. Vashchenko S. 27 мм.
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Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis regalis
Male adult
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 100km SW of Gobabis tn., Kalahari desert, h=1465m, S22˚42'34'', E18˚06'13'', 12-17.12.2010, Leg. Vashchenko S. 27 мм.
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Cicindela (Elliptica) muata (as parallelestriata W.Horn, 1923)
Male adult
Gabon, Bas-Ogooué . Image from: Mal, N., Drumont, A., Kerkhof, S. & P. Grootaert, 2012. Pictorial beetle collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
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Cicindela (Trichotaenia) mireki (Werner, 2003) Paratype
Male adult
Picture: Jonathan Brecko, Copyright: RBINS / DIGIT-3 Belspo Licence: CC BY NC ND
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Cicindela (Trichotaenia) mireki (Werner, 2003)
Male adult
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Dromica (Dromica) cupricollis cupriscapularis Brouerius van Nidek, 1980 Paratype
Female adult
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Dromica (Dromica) cupricollis cupriscapularis Brouerius van Nidek, 1980 Paratype
Female adult
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Dromica (Dromica) nigroplagiata (W.Horn, 1926) Paratype
Male adult
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Dromica (Dromica) nigroplagiata (W.Horn, 1926) Paratype
Male adult
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Megacephala (Megacephala) morsii morsii
Female adult
Tanzania, Kilosa, III.2013
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Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
Female adult
Tanzanie, Kibati Vill., Diangara, XII.2013. det. Anichtchenko A, 2017
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Cicindela (Ropaloteres) flavosignata cupreoreductulus Brouerius van Nidek, 1980 Holotype
Female adult
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Cicindela (Ropaloteres) flavosignata cupreoreductulus Brouerius van Nidek, 1980 Holotype
Female adult
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Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis katangana Basilewsky, 1950 Paratype
Male adult
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Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis katangana Basilewsky, 1950 Paratype
Male adult
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Habrodera nilotica (Dejean, 1825)
Female adult
Zambia, Nympala, South LuangwaNat Park, 20-30.7.2009. 10 mm; det. Anichtchenko A.
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Cicindela (Epitrichodes) villosa Putzeys, 1880
Female adult
Angola, 70 km S Calconda, 7.XI.2011, leg. G. Werner (Coll. R. Sciaky)
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Cratohaerea chrysopyga (W.Horn, 1892)
Male adult
Togo, Kloto. Mt. Kloto, V.2015 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
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Myriochila (Monelica) confluentesubtilis (W.Horn, 1914)
Male adult
N 11º 47´ 05.13, W15º 45´ 39.51, 6m elevation, Prábis, Guinea-Bissau. Image from A.Serrano, 2013
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Cicindela (Ophryodera) rufomarginata (as bradshawi)
Male adult
Angola, between Menongue and Caiundo. Image from Serrano et al, 2017
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Cicindela (Ophryodera) rufomarginata (as richteri)
Male adult
Angola, Mutubanzamba. Image from Serrano et al, 2017
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Cylindera (Eugrapha) dissimilis (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
Angola, Longa Cuando-Cubango Province; 14°35'28S, 18°27´42 E 15.11.2015. Image from Serrano et al, 2017
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Cicindela (Elliptica) longestriata katangana (Basilewsky, 1962)
Male adult
Tanzania, Vwawa, Mbeya prov.
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Cicindela (Elliptica) laticornis W.Horn, 1900
Male adult
Zambia, Muchinga prov., Chilonga env.
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Lophyra (Stenolophyra) infuscatula (W.Horn, 1915)
Male adult
République Démocratique du Congo, Katanga, Zilo, Décembre 1982.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Lophyra (Lophyra) differens (W.Horn, 1892)
Male adult
Tanzanie, Dar Es Salam Pugu area, Mars 2008
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Hypaetha intricata (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Image courtesy CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
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Cicindela (Trichodela) nubifera Quedenfeldt, 1883 Neotype
Female adult
Duque de Bragança, Angola (MZUC). Image from Serrano & Capela, 2013
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Manticora tyrannus Mares, 2019 Paratype
Male+Female adult
Zambia, Sefula, Sud Mongu, XII.2008
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Calomera fimbriata imperatrix Srnka, 1891
Female adult
Tanzania, Magole vill., Mvomero Distr., Morogoro reg., 2-18.3.2009 G. Mpoyda leg. (cAA) 18 mm
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Dromica (Dromica) murphyi Werner & Schüle, 2001 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
"MALAWI: Mzuzu District, Nkoorongo, 1350111, XI. 1997, collector: R. MURPHY" - "HOLOTYPE, Dromica murphyi Werner & Schüle ded. 2001" [red label]; deposited in DEI (Eberswalde).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cicindela (Trichotaenia) minettii Schüle, 2011 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
ZAMBIA WESTERN \ Kamapanda env. \ 11°58'60 S, 24°3'0 E \ 12.XI.2010, R. Minetti leg. (HT deposited in collection P. Schüle, Herrenberg)
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Megacephala (Megacephala) apicespinosa Schüle & Kudrna, 2016 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Zambia, 22.XI.14, NW Province, 80km W Mutanda
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Prothymidia sibyllae Schüle, 2003 Paratype
Male+Female adult
Zambia, Nchila Wildlife Reserve, near lkelenge. 13.-17.xi.2001; coll. KWC. Photo: K. WERNER.
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Prothyma (Prothyma) quadripustulata Boheman, 1848
Male adult
RSA KwaZulu-Natal, SW Magudu, 27.34S 31.35W, 4.1.2009 (cAA) 9.5 mm
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Myriochila (Monelica) georgwerneri Werner, 1998
Male adult
Image by Frédéric Durand. Retrieved from http://www.shnao.eu
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Myriochila (Monelica) hauseri (W.Horn, 1898)
Female adult
Image by Frédéric Durand. Retrieved from http://www.shnao.eu
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Dromica (Foveodromica) horii (Cassola, 1986)
Male adult
ZAMBIA, Northern Prov., Mbete, Nov. 22, 2018
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Neochila horii Wiesner, 1986
Male adult
ZAMBIA, Northern Prov., Mbete, Nov. 11, 2012, M.Hori leg.
Copyright © Michio Hori
Cicindela (Elliptica) muata Harold, 1878
Male+Female adult
habitus and left wing (reduced humera). Left, male – Zambia, Kamapanda, PSC. Right, female – Angola, Quarenta (PSC). Image from Schule & Monfort, 2017
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cicindela (Ophryodera) rufomarginata rufomarginata
Male+Female adult
Variability. 1 – ♂, Gabon, Batéké Plateau near Lekoni, PSC. 2 – ♂, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kafakumba, IRSNB. 3 – ♂, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kafakumba, IRSNB. 4 – ♂, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kafakumba, IRSNB. 5 – ♀, Angola, Lubango, Tundavala Plateau, PSC. 6 – ♂, Angola, Cangandala, PSC. 7 – ♂, Angola, Bicuar NP., photography: David Elizalde Castells. Image from Schule & Monfort, 2017
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Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta intermediola (W.Horn, 1921)
Female adult
RSA, Maloti-Drakensberg NP, path to ferm Forest at Oqualweni river,3.12.2023, L. Minkina leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
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Myriochila (Monelica) jucunda (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
Cape Mc Clear 520m, Lake Malawi Nat. Park (cRS)
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Ctenodactylinae taxon page (1 photos)
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Dryptinae taxon page (7 photos)
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Male adult
length: 37-42 mm
Namibia, Etosha National Park
leg. U.Schmidt, 1994; det. W.Lorenz
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2006
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Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Female adult
Namitembo, Zomba, Malawi 11.1987
det. Vlasenko A. S. 2011
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Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male adult
Tanzania, Mbonde area, Masasi, feb.2005
male, 52 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
det. Vlasenko A. S. 2011
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Female adult
Tanzania, Mtandi (Masasi), XII.2006.<br /> Female, body lenght 48 mm<br /> det. Vlasenko A. S. 2011
Copyright © Denis Potanin
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male adult
Tanzania, Mtandi (Masasi), XII.2006.<br /> Male, body lenght 45 mm<br /> det. Vlasenko A. S. 2011
Copyright © Denis Potanin
Anthia (Termophilum) burchelli Hope, 1832
Male adult
Tanzania, Morogoro reg.<br /> long 46 mm
Copyright © Denis Potanin
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
length: 35 mm
Namibia, Windhoek
leg. U.Schmidt, 1994; det. W.Lorenz
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2006
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Cypholoba caillaudi (Castelnau, 1835)
Male adult
Kafue, Zambie 11.1986
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Eccoptoptera cupricollis Chaudoir, 1878
Male adult
Ethiopia, Illubabor prov., 15 km W Abobo 10.9.88
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni andersoni Chaudoir, 1861
Male adult
L=51 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) burchelli burchelli Hope, 1832
Female adult
L=46 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Female adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
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Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=40 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Female adult
L=46 mm
NAMIBIA, Hardap reg., 5,3 km W from Rehoboth, Lake Oanob Resort teritory, savanna, at night (20:00-23:00). H=1480 m. 8-10.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male adult
L=45 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 14 km N from Windhoek, Immanuel Wilderness Lodge, at night, under street lamp. H=1493 m. 28-30.XI.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 14 km N from Windhoek, Immanuel Wilderness Lodge, at night, under street lamp. H=1493 m. 28-30.XI.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Female adult
L=37 mm
NAMIBIA, Hardap reg., 5,3 km W from Rehoboth, Lake Oanob Resort teritory, savanna, at night (20:00-23:00). H=1480 m. 8-10.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=40 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
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Cypholoba sambesina (Peringuey, 1908)
Male adult
ZAMBIA, Kafue N.P., VI.2009, local collector” in PSC
(photo: P. Schüle)
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cypholoba macilenta (Olivier, 1795)
Male adult
Groenkloof, Gauteng Province, RSA
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Cypholoba fritschi (Chaudoir In Oberthur, 1883)
Male adult
Twee Rivieren, Northern Cape Province, RSA
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Cypholoba rutata (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
Pafuri, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, RSA
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Cypholoba tenuicollis aenigma (Dohrn, 1881)
Male adult
Zimbabwe
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Galerita (Galerita) africana Dejean, 1825
Male adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux 18/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
NAMIBIA, Oshana reg., 67,5 km NNW from Outjo, Toshari Lodge territory, H=1205 m S19°33.390' E15°52.679' 2-5.XII.2012 leg. E.Shankhiza
L=37.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Termophilum) aequilatera Klug, 1853
Male adult
C Tanzania, SW env. of Dodoma City XII.2011 leg. A.Shubin L=27 mm
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Cypholoba tenuicollis (Chaudoir, 1878)
Male adult
C Tanzania, SW env. of Dodoma City XII.2011 leg. A.Shubin L=17 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Eccoptoptera cupricollis Chaudoir, 1878
Male adult
C Tanzania, SW env. of Dodoma City XII.2011 leg. A.Shubin L=18 mm
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Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male adult
C Tanzania, SW env. of Dodoma City I.2012 leg. A.Shubin L=42 mm
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Cypholoba perspicillaris (Chaudoir, 1878)
Male adult
26 mm
Kenya, Tsavo National Park, Voi Lodge, 500-600 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 24.-26.XI.1991; det. J.Háva, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Galerita (Galerita) africana Dejean, 1825
Male adult
23 mm
Gambia, Serrekunda, environment Senegambia Beach Hotel, leg. U.Schmidt, 19.XI.1990;
det. M.Baehr, 2012
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male+Female adult
South Africa : Windhoeck, 52/43mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Male adult
South Rhodesia : Hilside, 11.xi.1922, Swimburne & Stevenson,45mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Atractonotus puncticollis Schüle & Heins, 2013 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia, North Western pr., 65 km N Kabompo, 14-15.XII.2007, 1110m, Ivo Martinu leg. (cPS).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cypholoba tenuicollis cf. salamensis (Kolbe, 1898)
Male adult
Tanzania, Morogoro area, Mvomero distr., Kibaoni v., 1.12.2001 G.Mpoyda leg. (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cypholoba tenuicollis kafuena (Peringuey, 1908)
Male adult
Zambia, Lusaka, Kafue city, Karue river, 22.11.1987
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Cypholoba rutata (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
Zambia, Lusaka, Kafue city, Karue river, 22.11.1987
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Drypta (Drypta) neglecta Basilewsky, 1960
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 25-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Anthia (Termophilum) aequilatera Klug, 1853
Male adult
Tanzania: Dodoma, Mapinduzi
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni latelimbatum Kleinfeld, Puchner, 2012
Female adult
Zambia, Central Province, Chimoto vill. env., H=1150 m (TOPOTYPUS)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni latelimbatum Kleinfeld, Puchner, 2012
Male adult
Zambia, Central Province, Chimoto vill. env., H=1150 m (TOPOTYPUS)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) brevivittata Obst, 1901
Male adult
Zambie: Mfuenta, 1400m, Сentral Prov.
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Atractonotus mulsanti Perroud, 1846
Female adult
South Africa, Mkuze GR, Mantuma Camp 15.IX.2022 L=11.5
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
SAR, Mokala N.P., h = 1114 m, L = 36 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata ? pro parva (SAR, Mokala N.P., h = 1114 m), 41 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Cypholoba heinzorum Schüle, 2013 Holotype
Male adult
ZAMBIA, North Western pr.\ 40 km SW Kabompo\ 15.Xll.2007\ lvo Martinu leg., 1110m (PSC)
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Macrocheilus dorsalis Klug, 1834
Male adult
Zambia NC., 82 km SSW Solwezi, 3.12.2004, Snižek, Tichẏ lgt. Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus longicollis Peringuey, 1904 Holotype
Male adult
Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus longicollis Peringuey, 1904
Male adult
Zambia NE 2004, 30–60 km NW of Mpika 24.11. Snižek, Tichẏ lgt. Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus longicollis Peringuey, 1904
Male adult
Moçambique, 14.XII.2003 near Dombe, Werner & Lizler leg. Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus persimilis Basilewsky, 1970 Holotype
Male adult
Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus persimilis Basilewsky, 1970
Male adult
Zambia, Northwestern Prov. 20 km SE Mwinilunga 7–8.01.2003 A. Kudrna Jr. Lgt. Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus spectandus Peringuey, 1904 Holotype
Male adult
Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus spectandus Peringuey, 1904
Male adult
Tanzania, 9/13.XII.1997 near Songea, Ruvuma Prov. leg. Werner & Lizler. Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus viduatus katanganus Basilewsky, 1960 Holotype
Male adult
Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Macrocheilus viduatus katanganus Basilewsky, 1960
Female adult
Zambia. Image from A. Serrano, 2023
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Drypta viridipennis Facchini, 2011 Holotype
Male adult
Zimbabwe central, Mvuma route, Gutu-Chatsworth env, 24.11.98, lgt. Smrž (CF).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Maxillodrypta minutula (Facchini, 2011) Holotype
Male adult
Zambia NE 2005, 92 Km NW Mpika, 27.XI, leg. Snížek (CF).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Anthia (Termophilum) massilicata Guerin-Meneville, 1845
Male adult
S Africa, Botswana, Ngamiland Distr., 10 km NE Maun, Matlapana env., 19°55'15"S E 23°30'34"E 3-8.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=40.5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Termophilum) massilicata Guerin-Meneville, 1845
Female adult
S Africa, Botswana, Maun env., h~938 19.92°S 23.51°E 3-8.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=39.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Male adult
S Africa, Botswana, Ngamiland Distr., 10 km NE Maun, Matlapana env., h~940 19°55'15"S E 23°30'34"E 6.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=34.0 mm
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Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Female adult
S Africa, Botswana, Ngamiland Distr., 10 km NE Maun, Matlapana env., h~940 19°55'15"S E 23°30'34"E 6.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=35.5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Termophilum) burchelli Hope, 1832
Male adult
S Africa, Botswana, Maun env., h~938 19.92°S 23.51°E 3-8.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=46.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Dendrocellus micropectinatus Liang & Kavanaugh, 2007 Holotype
Male adult
(ISNB), ‘‘Rhode´sie du Nord, Abercorn, 19-V-1943,H.-J. Bre´do’’/‘‘R. I. Sc. N. B. I.G. 15.472’’/‘‘Coll. R. I. Sc. N. B. Rhode´sie duNord’’/‘‘HOLOTYPE, Dendrocellus micropectinatus Liang & Kavanaugh n. sp., designated by H. B. Liang & D. H. Kavanaugh 2006’’
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Triaenogenius (Triaenogenius) corpulentus Chaudoir, 1877
Male adult
RSA, Mpumalanga, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Orpen Gate Kruger NP 24°33'08"S 31°20'29"E 6.II.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan L=22.6 mm
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Harpalinae taxon page (23 photos)
Anthracus angusticollis (Peringuey, 1908)
Male adult
UAE, Sharjah Desert Park, 25.17N 55.42E, 25.02.-25.03.2006, light trap, A. v. Harten.
Copyright © Bernd Jaeger
Siopelus (Aulacoryssus) aciculatus (Dejean, 1829)
Female adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux, 18/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Parophonus (Hyparpalus) holosericeus (Dejean, 1829)
Female adult
Sénégal, Nianing, piège lumineux, 18/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Xenodochus melanarius (Boheman, 1848)
Male adult
Namibia, Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo, 1400 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 18.-20.III.1994
det. M.Baehr, 2012
13,7 mm
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Siopelus (Neosiopelus) punctatellus (Reiche, 1847)
Male adult
7,2 mm. Namibia, Outjo, 25 km south Okaukuejo, Ongave Lodge, 1000 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 21.III.1994; det. M.Baehr, 2012 Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014
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Siopelus (Neosiopelus) melancholicus (Boheman, 1848)
Male adult
6,8 mm; Kenya, Tsavo National Park, Voi Lodge, 500-600 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 25.XI.1991; det. M.Baehr, 2014; Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Xenodochus melanarius (Boheman, 1848)
Female adult
13,7 mm. Namibia, Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo, 1400 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 18.-20.III.1994; det. M.Baehr, 2012. Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Parasiopelus ornatus (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
Zimbabwe, Masvingo province, 95km NE Beitbridge, Bubi river, 21*42S 30*29E, 12-27.XII.2005. det. P. Schule
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Siopelus (Africobatus) harpaloides (Guerin-Meneville, 1847)
Male adult
RSA, Transvaal, Louis Trichardt, 17-19.I.1999. S. Facchini det. 2003 ; 7mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omostropus mandibularis (Roth, 1851)
Female adult
RSA, Nothern prov., Louis Trichardt Ben Lavin Nat. Res., 29.I.2000. det. S. Facchini 2003. 8 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Siopelus (Laparhetes) gracilis (Harold, 1879)
Female adult
ZAMBIA, 19./30.XI.14 NW Province\ Chimfunsi Wildlifereserve\ P. Schüle leg.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Stenolophus (Egadroma) bilineatus Facchini, 2016
Male adult
4.6 mm; Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, Shangani, Nalatale ruins leg. Snizek, 23.XI.2014; det. Facchini, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Acupalpus (Stenolophidius) pallidus (Boheman, 1848)
Male adult
3.2 mm; Senegal, M`Bour, 14 km S, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. Facchini, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Siopelus (Neosiopelus) punctatellus (Reiche, 1847)
Male adult
Zambia C., 70 Km N Lusaka, 8,5 mm
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Parophonus (Orphanixus) pierroni Jeannel, 1948
Male adult
Zimbabwe, Matabele South, Bubi riv., 95km NE Beitbridge 507m, 25.11.2006 (cAA) det Facchini ; 8mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Parophonus (Hyparpalus) saponarius (Olivier, 1795)
Female adult
Senegal, M`Bour, 14 km S, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. M.Baehr, 2010; 12.2 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Parophonus (Hyparpalus) moestus (Putzeys In Chaudoir, 1878)
Male adult
Kenya, Voi, leg. Klettner, XI.1978; det. M.Baehr 2010; 7.2 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Siopelus (Pseudosiopelus) piceus Facchini, 2017
Female adult
RSA, 28°56'48S, 29°12'23E, Maloti-Drakensberg NP, path to Cathedral peak, 1450-2140m, 1.12.2023, L. Minkina leg. (cAA). 6 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Parophonus (Hyparpalus) decellei (Lecordier, 1983)
Male adult
Zambia, Mkushi, 12.1 mm;
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Meroctenus (Xenodochus) melanarius (Boheman, 1848)
Female adult
RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, uPhongolo Municipalit, near Pongolopoort Dam 27°23'26"S 31°54'37"E 26-27.I.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Progonochaetus (Progonochaetus) moestus (Chaudoir, 1878)
Male adult
RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, uPhongolo Municipalit, near Pongolopoort Dam 27°23'26"S 31°54'37"E 26-27.I.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Progonochaetus (Progonochaetus) moestus (Chaudoir, 1878)
Female adult
RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, uPhongolo Municipalit, near Pongolopoort Dam 27°23'26"S 31°54'37"E 26-27.I.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan
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Lebiinae taxon page (48 photos)
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Singilis allardi Basilewsky, 1963
Male adult
Zambia NW, 15 km E of Solwezi, 17.10.2008, Lgt. Snižek
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cymindoidea virgulifera Chaudoir, 1875
Male adult
Mozambique, Sofala Province, Gorongosa res., 18-19.XII.2005
det. P. Schule 2009
13 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Singilis (Singilis) cribricollis Peringuey, 1904 Lectotype
Male adult
„Type SAM/ENT 000376”, „Salisbury, Dec. 97”, „Phloeozetūs, cribricollis Typ. Pr.”, „IMAGED Entovision”, „Lectotype Singilis (s.str.) cribricollis Per. des. Anichtchenko A. 2014” (SAM)
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Singilis (Singilis) allardi (Basilewsky, 1963) Paratype
Male adult
Mus. Roy. Afr. Centr., Lualaba: Ruwe, VII.1960, Dr. V. Allard (MRAC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Singilis (Singilis) ambulans (Peringuey, 1896)
Female adult
Salisbury 19.II.15; Phloeozetus ambulans Pér (TMSA)
det. Anichtchenko, 2014
5 мм
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Singilis (Singilis) haekeli Anichtchenko, 2016 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia NW | 50 km E Mwinilunga | 28.10.2008 Snizek leg (MRAC).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Singilis (Singilis) burtoni Anichtchenko, 2016 Holotype
Male adult
Zimbabwe | Mzarabani | jun–sep 1987 | leg.: SEMG (MRAC).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Velindopsis panagaeoides Burgeon, 1937
Female adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W, 10-11.III.2010. 4.5 mm det. A. Anichtchenko, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Odacantha (Neocolliuris) pomposa Liebke, 1933
Male adult
Kenya coast, 21.4.2008, E of Garsen, W of Witu. det. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Somoplatus substriatus Dejean, 1829
Male adult
RSA, North West, 25 km NW of Setlagole, 1-2.II.2003 (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Dontolobus aemiliae Facchini, 2012 Paratype
Female adult
Zambia, Mpongwe, 13.XII.2002 (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Eucolliuris flavomarginata Facchini, 2011 Holotype
Female adult
Zambia, Copperbelt, 45 Km SE Kitwe, 12-15.01.2003, A. Kudrna Jr. Lgt. (CF).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Parena africana (Alluaud, 1917)
Male adult
Gabon. det. Anichtchenko A. 2018
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Female adult
Belarus, Brest reg.
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Mimovelindopsis quadriguttata Facchini, 2010 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia NW, 90 Km Solwezi, E of Chisasa, 18.11.2005, leg. Snížek (Coll. Facchini).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Parena (Parena) africana (Alluaud, 1917)
Female adult
Senguela, 24-IV.70; R.C.A., Rives de la Lobaye (MNHN)
Copyright © Hongliang Shi
Parena (Parena) africana (Alluaud, 1917)
Male adult
Oct. 1958, Bois des singes, Douala. Cameroun, J. Cantaloube
Copyright © Hongliang Shi
Parena (Parena) africana (Alluaud, 1917)
Male adult
Senegal Djebelor, Casamance, 8.III.1981, B. Sigmalt leg. (MNHN)
Copyright © Hongliang Shi
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Melaeninae taxon page (1 photos)
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Omophroninae taxon page (25 photos)
Omophron (Omophron) capense Gory, 1833
Female adult
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Omophron (Omophron) clavareaui Rousseau, 1900
Female adult
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Omophron (Phrator) depressum Klug, 1853
Male adult
Copyright © Uldis Valainis
Omophron (Phrator) multiguttatum Chaudoir, 1850
Male adult
Copyright © Uldis Valainis
Omophron (Omophron) clavareaui Rousseau, 1900
Female adult
S Tanzania, Morogoro reg., E of Mikumi, S07.23.700 E037.00.080, 522m, 10-14.12.2010
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) clavareaui Rousseau, 1900 Syntypes
Female adult
Leopoldville, juli juin 1899, E. Clavareau [-4.318447, 15.345390] (ISNB); scale 5mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) schuelei Anichtchenko & Valainis, 2023 Holotype
Female adult
Zambia, Southern Kafue NP NW Nanzhila Plains, 16°12’35S, 25°47’40E, 18.01.2010, P. Schüle leg. [-16.209732, 25.794541] (PSC).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) capense capense
Male adult
Namibia, Otjozondjupa zw. Osire u. Otjiwarongo Osire, Burgkellefarm, S21°06’42.2 E17°26’21.1 , 1360m, 27.II.2018, leg. A. Puchner [-21.111231, 17.440360]
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) capense capense Holotype
Female adult
ExMusaeo Chaudoir (MNHN)
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Omophron (Omophron) capense capense
Male adult
S. Africa Rep., WC, Biedouw valley, Enjo Nature Farm, 32°08’S 19°17’E, 285m, 28–29.08.2017 [-32.140490, 19.287212] (DUBC)
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Omophron (Omophron) capense pumilum Anichtchenko & Valainis, 2023 Paratype
Male adult
Namibia, Caprivi reg., 950m., 8km E of Katima Mulilo at Zambezi riv., 8.XII.2011, Rudolf Kmeco leg.
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Variability of Omophron (Phrator) multiguttatum Chaudoir, 1850
Male+Female adult
9—Egypt; 10—Eritrea; 11—Syntype of rotshildi syn.; 12—Holotype of O. ethiopiensis syn.; 13—Kenya; 14—Angola; 15–16—DR Congo; 17—Namibia; 18—South Africa; 19—Mozambique, Zambezi riv., loc.typ. Scale bar = 5 mm.
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Omophron (Phrator) multiguttatum depressum Klug, 1853
Female adult
Zambezi R., 1906 (SAM).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Phrator) multiguttatum depressum Klug, 1853
Female adult
S. Afr., Zululand, Mtubatuba, 28.22 S – 32.19 E, 4.4.1974, sandy shore washing, leg. Endrödy-Younga (TMSA)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Phrator) multiguttatum depressum Klug, 1853
Male adult
Namibia, 17.iv.1995, 27°55’S / 17°29’ E, 250m, Fish River Canyon, Ai-Ais, leg. J. Deckert (ZMHB)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) rhodesianum Anichtchenko, 2025 Paratype
Female adult
Rhodesia (NMPC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) rhodesianum Anichtchenko, 2025 Paratype
Female adult
Rhodesia (NMPC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) rhodesianum Anichtchenko, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
Rhodesia (NMPC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omophron (Omophron) rhodesianum Anichtchenko, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
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Panagaeinae taxon page (23 photos)
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) oligochrysus Alluaud, 1934
Female adult
Senegal, Kolda, Mahon, 31.VII-2.VIII.2008 Ph. Moretto leg.
female, 14 mm
det. P.Schüle
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) denticulatus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Ethiopia, Gambilla prov., Alworo riv. 15 km W Abobo 14.IX.1988 (cAA). 12 mm. det. Kirschenhofer 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
Tefflus purpureipennis s.str.
Female adult
Tanzania, Songea prov., Lituhi village env., Livingstone Mts. nr. Lake Nyasa, 16-17.2.2007 C.Jorom leg.; 32 mm; det. I. Solodovnikov, 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Rhopalomelus angusticollis Boheman, 1848
Female adult
Mozambique C 55 km NW Chimoio
13.12.2005 lgt. M. Kadlekowa
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Procletus singularis Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
Zambia, 19.XI.2005
10 km E of Monze, Werner leg.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Procletus minor Basilewsky, 1950
Male adult
Cote D'Ivoire, Comoe IX.98 P.Moretto leg.
Termiteres
male, 12 mm
det. Kirschenhofer
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) conformis Dejean, 1831a: 630
Male adult
Tanzania, Uluguru Mts., Gailo Area, Kilosa distr., Morogoro reg., 25.I.2009 G. Mpoyda leg.
male, 12 mm
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.
det. Kirschenhofer 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Macrochlaenites) sennaariensis Chaudoir, 1856
Male adult
Ethiopia, Gambilla prov., Alworo riv., 15 km W Abobo 14.IX.1988<br /> 19 mm<br /> photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.<br /> det. Kirschenhofer 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) flavoscriptus Quedenfeldt, 1891
Female adult
Tanzania, Uluguru Mts., Gailo area, Kilosa distr., Morogoro reg.,
6.1.2009 Mpoyda leg.
19 mm
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Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) conformis Dejean, 1831a: 630
Female adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux 5/10/2009 Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) boisduvalii Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Sénégal, Nianing, piège lumineux 21/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Tefflus carinatus violaceus Klug, 1853
Male adult
C-Namibia, near Windhoek, 26.XII.2004, A.Gumovsky leg.
L=37 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Chlaenius (Prochlaeniellus) peringueyi Kuntzen, 1919
Female adult
det. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) lapillus Basilewsky, 1949 Holotype
Female adult
Tanganyika Territory [Sambia]: Mpangwe (MRAC)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) deuvei Kirschenhofer, 2008 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia, 13°06’S/31°47’E, South Luangwa, N.P.Mfuwe Crocodile Farm, 450 m, ü.n.; leg. U. Göllner, 21.24.iii.1993 (MNHUB).
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Craspedophorus ethmoides Alluaud, 1930 Holotype
Male adult
Museum Paris / Monts Rouwenzori / versant oriental / zone inférieure 1600 m / Ch. Alluaud 1909
Copyright © Martin Häckel
Tefflus zebulianus reichardi Kolbe, 1886
Female adult
CAR, Bangui, Mission La Kouanga, 1968
Copyright © Gianluigi Alzona
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) zygogrammus Laferte-Senectere, 1851
Female adult
Zambia. det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Epomis) protensus promissus (Basilewsky, 1955)
Female adult
det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Pseudochlaeniellus) paenulatus Erichson, 1843
Male adult
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) orphanus Peringuey, 1908
Female adult
det. Basilewsky (MRAC)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Procletodema parallelum Peringuey, 1899
Male adult
Zambia, Luwingu. coll Schüle
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) aterrimus (Basilewsky, 1956)
Female adult
Zambia NE, 90 km NW Mpika, 27.11.2005
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) caecus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Zambia, Northern prov., 35 km S Kasama, 12-13.XII.2009, 1260m R. Kmeko leg.
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Lissauchenius) caecus Dejean, 1831
Female adult
S Senegal, Niokolo Koba N.P., 13-17.7.2004, A. Kudrna leg (coll I. Brunk) det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Callistoides) maculiceps Boheman, 1848
Male adult
Angola (Mus. London)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Tomochilus) incognitus Kirschenhofer, 2009 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) kashituensis Kirschenhofer, 2009 Holotype
Male adult
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) kashituensis Kirschenhofer, 2009
Male adult
Zambia (Coll R. Kmeco). det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) laevicollis Peringuey, 1926
Male adult
coll P. Schüle. Zambia, Mangango, 07-12-09. 15mm. det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) goossensi goossensi
Male adult
det. Basilewsky (MRAC)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Rhysotrachelus) crudelis Peringuey, 1896
Male adult
C Zambia, 140km NE Kapiri Mposhi, 62 km SW Serenje, XI. 2005. det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Brachyodes similatus (Boheman, 1848)
Female adult
RSA, North West prov., Vaal river, 1250m, W of Bothaville, 22.12.2007. 9 mm.; det. B. Gueorguiev
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Craspedophorus abnormis Bates, 1886 Holotype
Female adult
Mpwapwa, E. Africa (MNHN)
Copyright © Martin Häckel
Globulipalpus stenomandibularis Sciaky & Facchini, 2019 Holotype
Male adult
Holotypus
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Globulipalpus stenomandibularis Sciaky & Facchini, 2019 Holotype
Male adult
Holotypus
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Straneomelus bequaerti Alluaud, 1930
Male adult
Democratic Republic of Congo: SE Katanga
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Callistomimus depressus Britton, 1937
Male adult
? Type. N Rhodesia. Mus. London
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Parachlaenius (Euchlaenius) diacritus Alluaud, 1930 Holotype
Male adult
MNHN
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) anthracoderus Laferte-Senectere, 1851
Male adult
Tschad, Logone-Ufer bei Lai, Tschadgebiet, AEF, leg. Franz (NMW).
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) denticulatus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Mali, Koulikoro Prov., Kenieroba, Voronina, 11.IX.2016 (CME).
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) caffer Boheman, 1848
Male adult
det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) caffer Boheman, 1848
Female adult
Zambia Centr., NP Kafue, 15-17.1.2005, 300km W Lusaka. det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Ocybatus) orbiculicollis Barker, 1922
Female adult
Zambia, NW prov., 110km O Solwezi 29-30.11.2005. 14 mm. det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Chlaenionus) zanzibaricus Chaudoir In Oberthur, 1883
Female adult
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Macrochlaenites) hostilis Putzeys, 1880
Female adult
Zambia
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) kabompo Kirschenhofer, 2011 Holotype
Female adult
NW Zambia, North Western PR. 40 km SW Kabompo, 15.-16.12.2007, 1100 m, A. KUDRNA jr. lgt. (CollDW)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Rhopalomelus angusticollis Boheman, 1848
Female adult
Republic of South Africa, Kwazulu Natal, Pongola, Belvedera G.R., 27°31' S, 31°45' E, h = 430 m, 22-26.02.2018, leg. V.Kovtunovich, 31 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Russia: Astrakhan reg.: B.Bolkhuny (vall. riv. Akkhtuba)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Tefflus zebulianus reichardi Kolbe, 1886
Female adult
Zambia, Kapua, 30.4.2014 (cAA). det. A. Anichtchenko, 2021; 41 mm
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Tefflus angustipes Kolbe, 1903
Female adult
Kenya: Mackinnon, IX.2012 local collector
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Tefflus carinatus violaceus Klug, 1853
Female adult
Tanzania: Morogoro reg. 31,5 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Tefflus carinatus carinatus
Female adult
Zambia, Nothern Province, Mukunsa town env., savanna, h = 1176 m 31 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Chlaenius (Paracallistoides) luluanus (Basilewsky, 1949) Paratype
Female adult
MRAC
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Chlaenius (Leptorembus) varians verecundus Peringuey, 1892
Male adult
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Chlaenius (Chlaenionus) katanganus Burgeon, 1935 Paratype
Male adult
MRAC
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Chlaenius (Tomochilus) alternans bayoni Alluaud, 1929 Holotype
Female adult
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Parachlaenius biarticulatus Burgeon, 1935
Male adult
Zambia: Mkushi (23 mm)
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Parachlaenius emini Kolbe, 1894
Male adult
head, dorsal view; head, ventral view; left mesotibia of Holotypus in ventral view showing the characteristic tubercle; id. of another specimen
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Procletus cryptomydis Basilewsky, 1950
Male adult
Zambia: Chingola (16 mm)
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Sphodroschema haeckeli Kirschenhofer, 2014 Holotype
Male adult
“Zambia, C. 140 km, NE Kapiri Mposhi 40 km SW Serenje”
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Parachlaenius emini Kolbe, 1894 Holotype
Male adult
(MFNB): “Bei Kafuro in der Landschaft Karague, westlich vom Victoria-Niansa”. 25 mm
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Sphodroschema itigiensis Kirschenhofer, 2014 Holotype
Male adult
“Tanzania: Singida reg., 30 km N of Itigi” (CH)
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Procletodema parallelum Peringuey, 1899
Male adult
Cameroon, Adamaoua (24 mm)
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Procletodema parallelum Peringuey, 1899
Male adult
left metatrochantere; head, dorsal view; head, ventral view.
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Procletus singularis Peringuey, 1896
Male adult
Zambia: Monze (22 mm)
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Rhopalomelus angusticollis Boheman, 1848
Male adult
Zimbabwe: Shangani (32 mm)
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Euchlaenius violaceus (Peringuey, 1899)
Male adult
Zambia: Serenje (19,5 mm)
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Chlaenius (Epomis) latreillei (Laferte-Senectere, 1852)
Male adult
Coll. Alluaud (MNHN)
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Rhopalomelus angusticollis Boheman, 1848 Lectotype
Female adult
S Africa, Botswana, Maun env., h~938 19.92°S 23.51°E 3-8.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=27.5 mm
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Tefflus zebulianus Raffray, 1882
Male adult
S Africa, Botswana, Maun env., h~938 19.92°S 3.51°E 3-8.II.2013 leg. A.Medvedev L=44.0 mm
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Craspedophorus (Adischissus) kasanka Häckel, 2026 Holotype
Male adult
“S Africa, c-Zambia, Central Province, Kasanka National Park, Pontoon Camp 3, 12.57379 S 30.23526 E, 1191 m, I-2024 lgt. M.Häckel”, (cMH). 7.9 mm
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Craspedophorus (Adischissus) amoenulus (Peringuey, 1896)
Male adult
“S Africa c-Zambia, Central Province, Kasanka National Park, Pontoon Camp 3, 12.57379 S 30.23526 E, 1191m, I-2024 lgt. M. Häckel”, (cMH).
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Craspedophorus (Adischissus) obscuricornis (Laferte-Senectere, 1850)
Female adult
“c Africa, c-Zambia, Central Province, Kasanka National Park, Pontoon Camp 3, 12.57379°S 30.23526°E, 1191m” (cMH).
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Craspedophorus (Adischissus) behoka Häckel, 2026 Holotype
Male adult
“South Africa, Namibia, Caprivi Region, Zambezi River, 8km e of Katima Mulilo, XII-2011, lgt. R. Kmeco” (cMH). 7.87 mm
Copyright © Martin Häckel
Microschemus vadoni Jeannel, 1949 Holotype
Female adult
“type // Madagascar / Mananara / XII. 37. Vadon ! // Vadonii / n. sp. ” (MNHN).
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Craspedophorus (Adischissus) obscuricornis (Laferte-Senectere, 1850) Lectotype
Male adult
According to Chaudoir (1879: 155) the type is coming from „Sénégambie portuguaise“ today Guinea-Bissau (MNHN).
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Craspedophorus (Adischissus) amoenulus (Peringuey, 1896) Lectotype
Male adult
(SAMC).
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Craspedophorus (Microschemus) angolensis (Chaudoir, 1879) Holotype
Male adult
MNHN
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Craspedophorus (Microschemus) laetiusculus (Chaudoir, 1879)
Male adult
“Central district, ca 110 km nw of Francistown (road to Maun), Baobab camp”, (cMH)
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Paussinae taxon page (21 photos)
Paussus (Bicornipaussus) planicornis Wasmann, 1922
Male adult
Zambia. det. Ken Ito
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Paussus (Lineatopaussus) concinnus Peringuey, 1896
Male adult
Zambia
det.Ken Ito
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Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) cf vanrooni Wasmann, 1922
Male adult
Namibia, prov. Karas, 11km N Karasburg, 27*55'08S 18*45'46E, 3.4.2017 6.5 mm; det. P. Nagel 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cerapterus cf pilipennis Wasmann, 1922
Male adult
Eswatini Kingdom, Shiselweni Region, 21 km ENE Pongola, 1 km N Shayamoya Tiger Fishing & Game Lodge 27°20'28"S 31°49'40"E 4.I.2018 leg. A. Rubenyan L=14.5mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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Pterostichinae taxon page (3 photos)
Chlaeminus (Chlaeminus) variegatus Straneo, 1939
Female adult
Botswana, 8 km S Kazungula, coll Schüle
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Abacetus (Abacetus) nitens Tschitscherine, 1899
Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Lamto Toumodi, 20-08-1971
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Scaritinae taxon page (9 photos)
Scarites (Scarites) linearis Boheman, 1848
Male adult
35 mm
Namibia, Omaruru, 1200 m
leg. U.Schmidt, 1994; det. P.Bulirsch, 2010
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011
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Pseudoclivina grandis (Dejean, 1826)
Male adult
Sénégal, Nianing, piège lumineux 18/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
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Pseudoclivina grandis (Dejean, 1826)
Male adult
Senegal, M`Bour, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 18.-20.X.1992.
det. P.Bulirsch, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013
Size: 9,2 mm
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Cribrodyschirius dostalianus Bulirsch, 2013 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia C/ 100-140km NE of Kapiri/ Mposhi, ATB Lodge env./ 15.xii.2004/ Snížek, Tichý leg., (Alexander Dostal, private collection).
2,57 mm
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Clivina (Leucocara) madagascariensis Putzeys, 1846
Male adult
Madagascar, Nosy Be
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Salcedia elongata Alluaud, 1932 Holotype
Male adult
MUSÉE DU CONGO Katanga: Lufira 13-IV-1925 Ch. Seydel” / red, glued “TYPE” / white printed and handwritten “R. DÉT. 2019 ol” / white, black framed, handwritten and printed “Salcedia elongata All. Alluaud det. 1931” / red, black framed “HOLOTYPUS” (MRACT). Image from Balkenohl, 2020
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Salcedia africana (Britton, 1947) Holotype
Female adult
N.Rhodesia: N’Changa. C.T.Macnamara. B.M.1931-179.” / white, handwritten “HOLOTYPE. Zelma Africana Britton” / white, circle, black printed, with red circle “Type” (BMNH). Image from Balkenohl, 2020
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Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) zanzibaricus Chaudoir, 1878
Male adult
Senegal, M`Bour, 14 km south, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. P.Bulirsch, 2010; 3.2 mm
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Trechinae taxon page (2 photos)
Odontium (Microserrullula) okavangum Bonavita & Vigna Taglianti, 2021 Paratype
Male adult
Angola, riv. Cuilo, Cacolo, Alto Cuilo, Vi-1954, 3694.3, E. Luna de Carvalho
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Bembidion (Omotaphus) uhligi Toledano & Maddison, 2016 Holotype
Male adult
Holotype? RSA-Western Cape, NE of Botrivier env., 34°13’S, 19°12’E, 24.II.2014 R. Kmeco leg.
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