Carabidae image gallery
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Brachininae taxon page (7 photos)
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) capensis Chaudoir, 1876
Female adult
RSA Kwazulu-Natal. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
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Carabinae taxon page (10 photos)
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
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Calosoma (Ctenosta) planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
C Tanzania, Chikuyu, Dodoma, 1.2015 (DUBC)
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Cicindelidae taxon page (68 photos)
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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.
Copyright © Sergey Kakunin
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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Megacephala (Megacephala) morsii morsii
Female adult
Tanzania, Kilosa, III.2013
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
Female adult
Tanzanie, Kibati Vill., Diangara, XII.2013. det. Anichtchenko A, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Habrodera nilotica (Dejean, 1825)
Female adult
Zambia, Nympala, South LuangwaNat Park, 20-30.7.2009. 10 mm; det. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cicindela (Epitrichodes) villosa Putzeys, 1880
Female adult
Angola, 70 km S Calconda, 7.XI.2011, leg. G. Werner (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Cratohaerea chrysopyga (W.Horn, 1892)
Male adult
Togo, Kloto. Mt. Kloto, V.2015 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Cicindela (Elliptica) longestriata katangana (Basilewsky, 1962)
Male adult
Tanzania, Vwawa, Mbeya prov.
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Cicindela (Elliptica) laticornis W.Horn, 1900
Male adult
Zambia, Muchinga prov., Chilonga env.
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Lophyra (Stenolophyra) infuscatula (W.Horn, 1915)
Male adult
République Démocratique du Congo, Katanga, Zilo, Décembre 1982.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Neochila horii Wiesner, 1986
Male adult
ZAMBIA, Northern Prov., Mbete, Nov. 11, 2012, M.Hori leg.
Copyright © Michio Hori
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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Ctenodactylinae taxon page (1 photos)

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Dryptinae taxon page (7 photos)
Cypholoba caillaudi (Castelnau, 1835)
Male adult
Kafue, Zambie 11.1986
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.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
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 (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.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Cypholoba sambesina (Peringuey, 1908)
Male adult
ZAMBIA, Kafue N.P., VI.2009, local collector” in PSC
(photo: P. Schüle)
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Eccoptoptera cupricollis Chaudoir, 1878
Male adult
C Tanzania, SW env. of Dodoma City XII.2011 leg. A.Shubin L=18 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Termophilum) burchelli burchelli Hope, 1832
Unsexed
Transvaal, 51 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
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
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
Maxillodrypta minutula (Facchini, 2011) Holotype
Male adult
Zambia NE 2005, 92 Km NW Mpika, 27.XI, leg. Snížek (CF).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
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)
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
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
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
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
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
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
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
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
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
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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
Cymindoidea virgulifera Chaudoir, 1875
Male adult
Mozambique, Sofala Province, Gorongosa res., 18-19.XII.2005
det. P. Schule 2009
13 mm
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
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).
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Melaeninae taxon page (1 photos)

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Omophroninae taxon page (25 photos)
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
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Panagaeinae taxon page (23 photos)
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
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
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Tefflus carinatus violaceus Klug, 1853
Male adult
C-Namibia, near Windhoek, 26.XII.2004, A.Gumovsky leg.
L=37 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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
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
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 angustipes Kolbe, 1903
Female adult
Kenya: Mackinnon, IX.2012 local collector
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
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
Parachlaenius biarticulatus Burgeon, 1935
Male adult
Zambia: Mkushi (23 mm)
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Paussinae taxon page (21 photos)
Paussus (Bicornipaussus) planicornis Wasmann, 1922
Male adult
Zambia. det. Ken Ito
Copyright © Stanislav Krejcik
Paussus (Lineatopaussus) concinnus Peringuey, 1896
Male adult
Zambia
det.Ken Ito
Copyright © Stanislav Krejcik
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
Paussus (Klugipaussus) cf klugii Westwood, 1838
Unsexed
Image from Robertson and Moore, 2016
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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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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
Copyright © U.Schmidt
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
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
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
Copyright © Petr Bulirsch
Bohemaniella gigantea (Boheman, 1848)
Unsexed
Zambia, NW prov., Nchila Wildlife reserve, 25-27.11.2005 K. Werner (cAA) 17 mm
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Trechinae taxon page (2 photos)


