Carabidae image gallery
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Brachininae taxon page (6 photos)

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Broscinae taxon page (22 photos)
Creobius eudouxii (Guerin-Meneville, 1839)
Male adult
Chile, Osomo, Chan-chan 27.11.2004 G.Aceituno leg.
19 mm
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cascellius gravesii Curtis, 1839
Male adult
Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Glaciar Martial, 20.II.1996, Leg. Sciaky (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Nothobroscus chilensis Roig-Junient and Ball, 1995
Male adult
Chile, Cherquenco, II.1995 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Cascellius septentrionalis Roig-Junient, 1995a Paratype
Male adult
Image from: Córdoba, Silvia Patricia, Sánchez, Francisco Rolando & Bezdjian, Laura Patricia, 2023, Types of Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) deposited at the entomological collection of Instituto- Fundación Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina
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Nothocascellius aeneoniger (Waterhouse, 1841)
Male adult
Image from Roig-Juñent et al. 2025: Baripus de Chile
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Barypus (Barypus) calchaquensis Roig-Junent, 1992
Female adult
Argentina, Salta Piedra del Molino, 3600 m 2.86 Ratel L. leg. (cAA). det. A. Cicchino, 2023
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Carabinae taxon page (35 photos)
Calosoma (Castrida) alternans granulatum Perty, 1830
Female adult
Argentina, Entre Rios,
Liebig, nov.1997
long. 32 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calosoma (Castrida) vagans Dejean,
Male adult
Chile, Santiago de Chile, Quilicura
19.9.1991 G. Aceituno leg.
male, 21 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ceroglossus buqueti andestus Kraatz-Koschlau, 1887
Male adult
CHILE, Liquine; 05/12.02.2005; C.Saavedra leg.; Determination confirmed by Anichtchenko, 2019
Copyright © Anton Menstschikov
Ceroglossus buqueti cherquencoensis Dorsselaer, 1955
Male adult
Chile, IX reg., Cherquenco Vn. Llaima, 800-1000m, 29-30.I.1999 Heinz leg. 21 mm; det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2019
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Ceroglossus chilensis seladonicus Kraatz-Koschlau, 1887
Female adult
Chile, Malleco prov., Madalcahuello
enero 2003 G. Aceituno leg.
28 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ceroglossus chilensis solieri Roeschke, 1900
Female adult
Chile, Chiloe, 160m, 8 km N Butalcura 22-24.XII.1998 det. Heinz
female, 28 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ceroglossus darwini darwini s.str.
Male adult
Chile, Chiloe, ca. 25 km NW Queilen, 350 m, (n. Castro), 26-27.XII.1999 Leg. Heinz
male, 22 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
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Ceroglossus resplendens Jaffrezic & Rataj, 2006
Female adult
CHILE. X Region, Termas de Carranco; 01/05 February. 2007; C.Saavedra leg.; det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Anton Menstschikov
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Cicindelidae taxon page (140 photos)
Iresia (Iresia) lacordairei Dejean, 1831
Female adult
Argentina, Misiones, Pozo Azul, 13.xii.1998. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) reductesignata W. Horn, 1905
Male adult
Argentina, Salta, Orán, Angosto del Parani, 1700/1800 m, 28.x.1994. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Odontocheila yunga Huber, 1999 Paratype
Male adult
Bolivia, Tanja, 3 km N Nogolitos, 7.i.1995. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Ctenostoma (Myrmecilla) ichneumoneum ellipticum Naviaux, 1998
Male adult
Paraguay, Guaira, Paso Yobai, 15.xii.1990. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentata argentata
Male adult
Argentina, Chaco, Pampa Avila, xii.1995. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cylindera (Plectographa) melaleuca melaleuca
Male adult
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Saladillo, Laguna Indio Muerto, 19.ii.1995. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cylindera (Plectographa) hassenteufeli (Mandl, 1960)
Male adult
Argentina, Catamarca, Salinas Grandes, Incrocio rutas 60 e 157, 16.i.2010. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Megacephala (Microtetracha) germaini Chaudoir, 1865
Male adult
Argentina, Cordoba, Balnearia, 7-25.i.2000. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Brasiella (Brasiella) misella misella
Male adult
Argentina, Corrientes: Riachuelo env., r. Pexoa, 20-25.xii.2012. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Brasiella (Brasiella) aureola aureola
Female adult
Paraguay, Concepcion, Cororó, 20.-30.xi.1998. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
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Ctenodactylinae taxon page (14 photos)
Propionycha argentinica Liebke, 1928
Female adult
Tigre District, Buenos Aires Province, XII-1968. det. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Alachnothorax bruchi Liebke, 1929
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Pto Hayes Gral. Bruguez, 23.1.2008, leg. U. Drechsel
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Propionycha cf bruchi Liebke, 1928
Male adult
Paraguay, Pte Hayes. 10 mm; det. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Wate longinus Liebke, 1928
Female adult
Loreto, Misiones province, Argentina I-1968
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Pionycha pallens Lucas, 1857
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Pte Hayes, Gral. Bruguez, S24.44 W58.48, 19-23.1.2006 U. Drechsel leg. (cAA). 7.8 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2026
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pionycha maculata (Gory, 1833)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Pte Hayes, Gral. Bruguez, S24.44 W58.48, 19-23.1.2006 U. Drechsel leg. (cAA). 7 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2026
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Schidonychus brasiliensis Klug, 1834
Male adult
Argentina, Entre Rios, dep. Colon, 12.1987 (cAA). 7.5 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2026
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Dryptinae taxon page (12 photos)
Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) argentinicus Liebke, 1929
Female adult
La Plata, La Plata District, Buenos Aires Province, XII-1996 A. C. Cicchino coll.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Galerita (Galerita) collaris Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Boqueron, Filadelfia, S 22*21' W 60*01', 17.VIII.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 18 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) occidentalis (Olivier, 1795)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S25*33' W55*13', 17-21.XI.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 20 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) coeruleipennis Chaudoir, 1861
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Guira, Ita Azul, S25*50' W56*12', 7-11.I.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 17 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
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Galerita (Galerita) orbignyi Brulle, 1837
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S 25*33' W 55*13', 26-31.I.2012, leg. U. Drechsel. 21 mm.
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Dailodontus clandestinus (Klug, 1834)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Pte. Hayes, Gral. Bruguez, S24,44 W58,48 19-23.I.2006 leg. U. Drechsel. 12 mm. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
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Helluomorphoides rubricollis (Schaum, 1863)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Caazapa, La Golondrina, S25,32 W55,29 14-19.III.2009 leg. U. Drechsel. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ancystroglossus strangulatus Chaudoir, 1863
Male adult
French Guiana, Kaw Mountain, 4*33,562N 52*12.425W, 1.12.2002 V.Soon leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2020
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Metaxidius brunnipennis Chaudoir, 1852 Holotype
Unsexed
MNHN. Image from Allegro, 2024
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Harpalinae taxon page (22 photos)
Athrostictus sulcatulus Dejean, 1829
Male+Female adult
Iguazu, Misiones Province, I-2010, A. Cicchino Coll. & det.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Notiobia (Notiobia) sericea Bašta & Häckel, 2023 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Holotype (♂): “Argentina nw, w of Salta, w of Chicoana, 1500m” (cAD); PT ♀ Argentina, Salta, 50 km E of Coronel Moldes
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Lebiinae taxon page (108 photos)
Otoglossa tuberculosa Chaudoir, 1872 (as lagenula) Holotype
Male adult
Brazil, et de Sao Paulo, Val du rio Pardo, E Gounelle, 12-98 (MNHN)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calybe (Ega) montevidensis Tremoleras, 1917
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Pte. Hayes, Costa Esmeralda, S23*40' W58*29', 18-23.I.2011, leg. U. Drechsel (cAA)
det. Anichtchenko A. 2013
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Tetragonoderus (Tetragonoderus) chilensis (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Argentina, Chaco, 11.1982; 5mm; det. A. Anichtchenko, 2015
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Tetragonoderus (Peronoscelis) undatus Dejean, 1829
Female adult
Paraguay. det. A. Anichtchenko, 2018 (compared with Type in MNHN)
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Lebia (Lebia) concinna Brulle, 1838
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Kanindeyu, Carapa, 3-10.12.2008, U. Drechsel leg.; 5 mm ; det. A. Anichtchenko, 2018 (Compared with Type in MNHN)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calleida (Calleida) amethystina (Fabricius, 1787)
Male adult
Panama, Darien Nat. Park, Cerro Pirre, near Rancho Frio, 4-16.I.2017, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. 10mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cteatus cf. bruchi Liebke, 1936
Male adult
Paraguay, Alto Parana, 11mm
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Lebia (Grammica) hexasticta (Liebke, 1935)
Male adult
Peru, Junin Dep., Satipo Prov., h~1122 m near Rio Venado 11°11.787'S 074°46.168'W 17-26.X.2013 leg. A.Sokolov L=8.5 mm det. Anichtchenko A. 2018 (compared with Type in MNHN)
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Mimodromius (Mimodromius) bosqui Mateu, 1955 Paratype
Male adult
Image from: Córdoba, Silvia Patricia, Sánchez, Francisco Rolando & Bezdjian, Laura Patricia, 2023, Types of Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) deposited at the entomological collection of Instituto- Fundación Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina
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Licininae taxon page (15 photos)

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Migadopinae taxon page (5 photos)
Rhytidognathus platensis Roig-Junient & Rouaux, 2012
Male adult
La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, VII-2011, ACC Coll.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Rhytidognathus platensis Roig-Junient & Rouaux, 2012
Male+Female adult
La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, VII-2011, ACC Coll.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Pseudomigadops nigrocoeruleus (G.R.Waterhouse, 1842)
Male adult
Argentina, PN Tierra del Fuego, C. Guanaco, 10-11 jan. 2003 (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Migadops latus (Guerin-Meneville, 1841)
Male adult
Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Glaciar Martial
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
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Panagaeinae taxon page (24 photos)
Coptia armata (Castelnau, 1832)
Male adult
Peru, Moranilon riv., 30 km NW Nauta, Buen Fin, 7-9.II.1997 leg A. Petrov (MPU)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Stenocrepis (Stenous) tibialis (Chevrolat, 1834)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Dercylus (Dercylus) steinbachi Kuntzen, 1912
Female adult
Paraguay San Pedro Puerto Rosario. 21mm det. A. Cicchino, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachygnathus festivus (Dejean & Boisduval, 1830)
Female adult
Argentina, Cordoba province, h = 1000 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Brachygnathus festivus (Dejean & Boisduval, 1830)
Male adult
Argentina, Cordoba province, h = 1000 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Geobius pubescens Dejean, 1831
Unsexed
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Avenida Del Medio, 3 kilometers south General Gelly -33.6339, -60.5922 14 Dec 1979, Flint, C. M.; Flint, S.
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Paussinae taxon page (5 photos)
Pachyteles (Tropopsis) marginicollis (Solier, 1849)
Male adult
Argentina. Image (with modifications) from Roig-Juñent, S.A. & Miras, D.N. GEADEPHAGA: Carabidae, Cicindelidae y Trachypachidae (Coleoptera) species from Argentina and Uruguay.
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Pachyteles (Tropopsis) biguttatus (Solier, 1849)
Male adult
Argentina. Image (with modifications) from Roig-Juñent, S.A. & Miras, D.N. GEADEPHAGA: Carabidae, Cicindelidae y Trachypachidae (Coleoptera) species from Argentina and Uruguay.
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Platyninae taxon page (18 photos)
Austroglyptolenus mendozensis Roig-Junient, 2003 Paratype
Male adult
Image from: Córdoba, Silvia Patricia, Sánchez, Francisco Rolando & Bezdjian, Laura Patricia, 2023, Types of Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) deposited at the entomological collection of Instituto- Fundación Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina
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Pterostichinae taxon page (58 photos)
Stolonis charrua Anichtchenko, 2009 Holotype
Male adultArgentina, Entre Rios Prov.,
depart. Colon, Liebig vill., XII.1987 L. Ratel leg.
Deposited in Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas,
Mendoza, Argentina (IADIZA).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cynthidia planodiscus (Perty, 1830)
Female adult
Paraguay, Dep. Paraguari, La Colmena, S25*56' W56*48', 26-27.III.2013, leg. U. Drechels. det. A. Anichtchenko, 2017 12 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Antarctiola laevis Straneo, 1951
Male+Female adult
Lapataia, Tierra del Fuego Province, I-1974
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Feroniola bradytoides (Fairmaire, 1889)
Male+Female adult
Peninsula Brunswick, Magallanes, Chile, I-1988. det. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Feroniola laticollis montevideana Straneo, 1952
Male+Female adult
Mar Chiquita, Mar Chiquita District, Buenos Aires Province, IV-2014. det. A. Cicchino
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Abropus carnifex (Fabricius, 1775)
Male adult
Chile, Llanquihue, Saltos de Petrohue, 12.I.1995, leg. G. Aceituno
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Trirammatus (Trirammatus) unistriatus (Dejean, 1828)
Male adult
ARGENTINA, Rio Negro, El Bolsòn - det. J. E. Barriga
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Pachymorphus aereus (Dejean, 1828)
Male adult
Chile, Region X, Osorno prov., 3.6 km SE Pucatrihue, 24.10.93, R.D. Ward (cAA). 15 mm; det Davidson
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Selknam crassiusculus (Putzeys, 1873)
Male adult
Scale 5 mm. Image from Roig-Juñent, 2024
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Scaritinae taxon page (47 photos)
Mesus rugatifrons Chevrolat, 1858
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. San Pedro, Puerto Rosario, S 24.22 W57.06 25-27.I.2007; leg. U Drechsel. 11 mm photo. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ardistomis fasciolatus Putzeys, 1846
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. San Pedro, Puerto Rosario, S24*22 W57*06, 25-27.I.2007, leg. U. Drechsel
det. P. Bulirsch 2012
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Distichus (Lophogenius) orientalis (Bonelli, 1813)
Male adult
Beatriz Gimenez de Cordoba, SI-EOL Intern; TL Erwin Lab, NMNH
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Aspidoglossa schach (Fabricius, 1792)
Unsexed
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Pyramoides oblongicollis (Putzeys, 1861)
Male adult
Gobernador Virasoro, CORRIENTES I-2003
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Whiteheadiana stenocephala (Brulle, 1837)
Male adult
Berisso, Partido de Berisso, Provincia de Buenos Aires I-2011
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Semiclivina (Semiclivina) vespertina Putzeys, 1866
Male adult
La Plata, Buenos Aires, XII-2010
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Obadius insignis Burmeister, 1875
Unsexed
Arroyo Urquiza, Departamento Colón, provincia de Entre Rios, Argentina XI-2013
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Schizogenius (Listropus) xanthopus (Brulle, 1837)
Unsexed
Argentina. Image (with modifications) from Roig-Juñent, S.A. & Miras, D.N. GEADEPHAGA: Carabidae, Cicindelidae y Trachypachidae (Coleoptera) species from Argentina and Uruguay.
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Kultianella sulcicollis (Putzeys, 1866)
Female adult
Argentina. Image (with modifications) from Roig-Juñent, S.A. & Miras, D.N. GEADEPHAGA: Carabidae, Cicindelidae y Trachypachidae (Coleoptera) species from Argentina and Uruguay.
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Trechinae taxon page (28 photos)
Bembidion (Antiperyphus) philippii Germain, 1906
Male adult
Argentina: Neuquén: Rio Collón Curá ca 13 km S La Rinconada, DRM voucher V100787. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014. Scale bar 1 mm.
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Bembidion (Antiperyphanes) mandibulare (Solier, 1849)
Male adult
Chile: Reg. X, Chiloé: Cucao, DRM voucher V100789. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014. Scale bar 1 mm.
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Bembidion (Nothonepha) eburneonigrum Germain, 1906
Male adult
Argentina: Neuquén: Rio Neuquén at Chos Malal, DRM voucher V100785. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014.
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Bembidion (Nothonepha) tetrapholeon Maddison, 2014 Paratype
Male adult
Argentina: Neuquén: Arroyo Queñi at Lago Queñi, 830m, 40.1575°S, 71.721°W, / 10–11.ii.2007. DRM 07.035. D.R. Maddison, S.A.Roig. Scale bar 1 mm. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014.
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Bembidion (Nothonepha) tetrapholeon Maddison, 2014 Paratype
Female adult
Argentina: Chubut: Rio Azul at Lago Puelo. Scale bar 1 mm. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014.
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Bembidion (Chilioperyphus) orregoi Germain, 1906
Male adult
Argentina: Chubut: Rio Azul at Lago Puelo. Scale bar 1 mm. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014.
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Bembidion (Antiperyphanes) hirtipes (Jeannel, 1962)
Male adult
Argentina, Mendoza, Pampa Palauco. Image from Maddison D.R., 2014.
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Elaphropus (Nototachys) occidentalis Boyd & Erwin, 2016 Paratype
Male adult
Perú, Madre de Dios, Pakitza
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Chaltenia patagonica Roig-Junent et Cicchino, 2001
Male adult
Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0
Copyright © David Maddison
Argentinatachoides balli Sallanave, Erwin & Roig-Junient, 2008
Male adult
Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0
Copyright © David Maddison

