Carabidae image gallery
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Anthiinae taxon page (1 photos)

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Brachininae taxon page (11 photos)
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) scotomedes L. Redtenbacher, 1867
Female adult
Japan, Higashihagio Town, Omuta City, Fukuoka Pref., 19.6.2011, S. Nishimoto leg.
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Broscinae taxon page (26 photos)
Broscus punctatus Dejean, 1828: 431
Female adult
India, Uttarakhand, 17-18.04.2012, Uttarkashi distr., N30*45'15.72" E78*34'32.80, 1374 m, 14 km E Uttarkashi, Anichtchenko A. leg & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Broscodera (Sinobrosculus) chukuai Kavanaugh & Liang, 2021 Paratype
Male adult
CASENT1026168; NNE of Chukuai Lake, Bingzhongluo, Gongshan County, Yunnan, China, scale line = 1.0 mm. Image from Kavanaugh & Liang, 2021
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Carabinae taxon page (200 photos)
Calosoma (Calosoma) maximowiczi A. Morawitz, 1863: 20
Female adult
China, Mt. Wangfoshan (1940 m.), Baokang Countri, Hubei; 20-28.06.2008, 30 mm.
Copyright © Anton Menstschikov
Carabus (Apotomopterus) delavayi medea Kleinfeld, 1999 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Copyright © Frank Kleinfeld
Carabus (Pseudocoptolabrus) businskyi Deuve, 1990
Male adult
CH, NW-Yunnan (Lijiang) Yulongxue Shan, E-slope
27:10:50N/100:12:26E/ 4400m, alpine meadows 12.VII.2000
K. & B. Brezina, M.Brychcin, M. Hackel
Copyright © Boleslav Brezina
Carabus (Coptolabrus) pustulifer guerryi Born, 1903
Female adult
N Yunnan: Gaoligongshan, h =1300 m, 06.2003 Local people
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Carabus (Apotomopterus) ludivinae ludivinae Deuve, 1996
Male adult
S-China, SW-Yunnan: Lincang city, Mt. Daxue, 18.IV.2017, L=29 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (s.str.) morphocaraboides zhaojueanus Imura, 1999
Male adult
China, S-Sichuan, road 56 km E of Xichang to Zhaojue, Mt.WenLin, Pass h=3200 m, 27°52’N/102°30E, 5-20.VI.2017, Ch.Reuter leg.; det B. Brezina, 2020
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Carabus (Apotomopterus) delavayi parvipes Cavazzuti, 1996
Endophallus
S-Sichuan: S of Yanyuan, Chuandongzi Massif h=3200 m, 27.351206, 101.507036
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Carabus (Acoptopterus) yunnanus yanyuanicus Cavazzuti, 1996 (? or oblongior ssp.)
Male adult
China, S-Sichuan, S Yanyuan, Chuandongzi Mt h=3300-3600 m, 16-20.VI.2023, C.Reuter leg./det.Klienfeld, 2023, L=21.5 mm
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Carabus (Apotomopterus) bousquetellus bousquetellus Deuve, 1998
Endophallus
S-China, CW-Yunnan, W of Lincang, Daxue Shan h=2600m, 23.935556, 100.257778
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Carabus (Apotomopterus) microtatos lingbaonis Imura, 2019
Female adult
China, CW-Yunnan, Nánjiàn Yízú Zìzhìxiàn, Mt Lingbao h=2400 m, 24.768611, 100.500000, 6-15.VI.2023, C.Reuter leg., L=25 mm
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Cicindelinae taxon page (222 photos)
Cylindera (Eugrapha) elisae s.str. (as amurensis)
Female adult
Far East, Lazovskij Nat. Res., Proselochnaja Riv. near nouth, beach 43°00'34"N 134°07'43"E 17-21.VIII.2007 K.Makarov & A.Zaitsev leg.<br /> L=10.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Neocollyris (Leptocollyris) variitarsis
Female adult
Vietnam North, Cao Bang Prov., vic. Vin Den, Nui Pia Oac National Res., 900-1300 m, leg. A.Skale, 6.-10.V.2013; det. J.Wiesner, 2013<br /> Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013<br /> Size: 11,5 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Neocollyris (Neocollyris) orichalcina (Horn, 1896)
Female adult
SaPa, 20.6.1998
det. A. Matalin 2003
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Cylindera (Eugrapha) mutata (Fleutiaux, 1893)
Female adult
Vietnam North, Bac Kan Prov., Ba Bè National Park, 180-220 m, leg. A.Skale, 16.-20.V.2014; det. J.Wiesner, 2014; Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014. 10,7 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Neocollyris (Leptocollyris) rogeri Shook & Wu, 2006
Male adult
12,3 mm, Vietnam North, Ninh Binh Prov., Cuc Phuong NP, 270 m, leg. A.Skale, 22.-24.V.2015; det. J.Wiesner, 2015, Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Therates rugulosus W.Horn, 1900
Female adult
Doi Fan Hom Pok National Park, h ~ 590–630 m, 19°58′06″N 99°09′13″E - 19°58′16″N 99°08′47″E, 16-21.05.2013, leg. I. Melnik (MPU).
Copyright © Andrey Matalin
Cicindela (Calochroa) pseudosiamensis (W.Horn, 1913)
Male adult
Laos, Viang Chan (JWGC). det. J. Wiesner
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cylindera (Ifasina) spinolai spinolai
Male adult
Laos, Vientiane (JWGC). det. J. Wiesner
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cicindela (Cicindela) gemmata gemmata Faldermann, 1835
Male adult
Russia, Far East, Primorye, Krasnoarmeysky distr., Dersu vill., NP Udegeyskaya Legenda, 1-2.VII.2014, M. Sergeev leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Pronyssiformia excoffieri (Fairmaire, 1897)
Female adult
Guizhou, Mount Fanjing, Huguosi, 27°54'44"N, 108°38'37"E, 1350 m, leg. Q.Z. Song, 3.viii.2001, (IZCAS). Image from Wang et al, 2024
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Dryptinae taxon page (8 photos)
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
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Planetes (Planetes) puncticeps Andrewes, 1919d: 480
Male adult
Collection ground Tsushima, Nagasaki pref. 35695
(C) Working Group for Biological Indicator Ground Beetles Database, Japan
Prohibited secondary use of all data
Copyright © Katsuro Yahiro
Megadrypta maozhoui Chen, Shi & Liang, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
“Sichuan, Qionglai, Mt. Tiantaishan, Sandaowan, 1246 m, 2024.V.1-5, N30.2674 E103.1199, Maozhou XU & Tianxuan GU leg.”; “HOLOTYPE Megadrypta maozhoui sp. nov., det. Chen & Shi. 2024” [red label]; IZAS.
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Harpalinae taxon page (51 photos)
Chydaeus (Chydaeus) asetosus Kataev & Kavanaugh, 2012 Holotype
Male adult
China, W Yunnan, NE Fugong, 26°57'09"N, 98°54'00"E – 26°56'30"N, 98°55'14"E, 2160–2690 m,<br /> 29.V.2006, I. Belousov & I. Kabak leg. <br /> (Deposited in IOZ)
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Acupalpus (Stenolophidius) inornatus Bates, 1873
Male adult
Acupalpus (Palcuapus) inornatus Bates, 1873 Collection ground Kamogawa city, Chiba Pref. 34922 (C) Working Group for Biological Indicator Ground Beetles Database, Japan Prohibited secondary use of all data
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Stenolophus (Egadroma) nitens (Motschulsky, 1864)
Female adult
4,7 mm, India, Sьdgoa, District Canacona, Raj Baga Beach, am Licht
leg. U.Schmidt, 16.-29.XI.2010; det. Kataev, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2012
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Rhysopus klynstrai Andrewes, 1929 Paratype
Male adult
Java. Cotype. Natural History Museum (2014). Dataset: Collection specimens. Resource: Specimens. Natural History Museum Data Portal (data.nhm.ac.uk). © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
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Harpalus (Nephoharpalus) pallidipennis A. Morawitz, 1862
Male adult
Image from Kataev, 2023
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Kareya laosensis (Jedlicka, 1966)
Male+Female adult
Laos. Scale 1 mm. Image from Kataev, 2015
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Lebiinae taxon page (162 photos)
Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849
Male adult
Laos, Khammouang Prov., Ban Khounkham (Nahin), 18o13'N 194o31'E h~200 m, 16-17.IV.2005 ltg. O.Gorbunov, A.Zamesov
L=11.0 mm
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Peripristus ater (Castelnau, 1835)
Male adult
Indonesia, Sumatra isl., Aceh prov., Kedambe, 400m, 03*40'48N 097*39'40E 21.01.2011 R.Cibulskis leg.
det. A. Anichtchenko 2011
12 mm
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Catascopus (Catascopus) facialis facialis (Wiedemann, 1819)
Male adult
N INDIA, Uttarakhand, 23-26.4.2012, 5 km N Ramnagar valley of Kosi riv. N29°25'56.50", E79°8'21.40" Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.; 14 mm
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Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829
Male adult
China, Yunnan<br /> scale bars = 2.0 mm<br /> Image from Shi H., Zhou H. & Liang H., 2013
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Diamella cupreomicans (Oberthur, 1883)
Male adult
China, Hainan<br /> scale bars = 2.0 mm<br /> Image from Shi H., Zhou H. & Liang H., 2013
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Dromius (Klepterus) hauserianus Lorenz, 1998
Male adult
China, Yunnan, Dali zhou Weishan Co., 30.vi-17.vii.1993 2700-3000m (Erfurt Museum). 5.5 mm; det. Vojta Rýznar, 2024
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Dromius (Klepterus) cf hauserianus Lorenz, 1998
Male adult
China, Yunnan, Dali zhou Weishan Co., 30.vi-17.vii.1993 2700-3000m (Erfurt Museum). 4.8 mm; det. Vojta Rýznar, 2024
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Amphimenes (Amblops) marginicollis Fedorenko, 2019
Male adult
China, Yunnan/Honghe, Qibaofeng, 1350m, 23°4’4.2N 103°23’46.9E, 17.vi.2018, A. Weigel leg. (NME)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Lachnoderma biguttatum Bates, 1892
Male adult
S Vietnam, Bin Phuoc pr., Bu Gia Map NP., 16-20.iv.2024, 12.11.38N, 107.12.21E, 450-600m, A. Weigel leg. (NME). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
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Licininae taxon page (56 photos)
Chlaenius (Achlaenius) micans (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
China, North Guizhou prov., Mayanghe, Daheba village, 2007.10.1, Liu ye leg.;
photo & det. by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Achlaenius) ocreatus Bates, 1873
Male adult
Japan;
Photo & det. by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) circumdatus Brulle, 1835
Male adult
China, Shichuan pro., 2007, Bi W.X. coll.;
photo by Bi Wenxuan
det. by liuye
Copyright © Bi W.X.
Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) punctatostriatus Chaudoir, 1856: 244
Male adult
China, Yunnan pro., Gaoligongshan
photo by liuye
det. by Liang H.B.
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) binghami Andrewes, 1919
Male adult
China, Yunnan pro., Jinkan
liuye photo
det. by Yu peiyu
Copyright © Ye Liu
Hololeius ceylanicus Nietner, 1856
Male adult
China, Yunnan pro., Jinhong
det & photo by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Haplochlaenius) costiger pecirkai Jedlicka, 1932
Male adult
<p> China,Yunnan Pro., Fugong town, 26.88897N,98.86558E, 1230m, 2004.4.21, Liang H.B. coll.;<br /> photo & det. by liuye</p>
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Lithochlaenius) propeagilis Liu & Kavanaugh, 2011 Holotype
Male adult
Southwest Yunnan, Gongshan, Dulongjiang, 0.5km N of Dizhengdang, 28.08442,98.32652”/ "1880 m, 2004.10.29, David Kavanaugh Coll.
(IZCAS)
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Amblygenius) touzalini Andrewes, 1920 (as cebuensis)
Male adult
Philippines, Mindanao, Agusan del Sur, Esperanza, june 2014. (DUBC). det. A. Anichtchenko, 2016
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Loricerinae taxon page (1 photos)

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Nebriinae taxon page (6 photos)
Paropisthius indicus chinensis Bousquet et Smetana, 1996: 225 Paratype
Male adult
China, Centr. Sichuan, Luding Co., Moxi env., 22.V-10.VI. 1993, Benes (cAA)
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Omophroninae taxon page (16 photos)

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Orthogoniinae taxon page (7 photos)

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Panagaeinae taxon page (4 photos)
Trichisia violacea Jedlicka, 1935a: 2
Male adult
Philippines, E Visayas, Samar, Lope de Vega, XII.2016
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Paussinae taxon page (14 photos)
Itamus castaneus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Male adult
Thailand, Nakhon Prov., Ratchasima (Korat), Wat Soeng Sang, near Non Sambun Village, 260 m asl, 14°16,5' N, 102°23,3' E, 4.08.2009, V.K. Zinchenko leg
D. Fedorenko det. 2011
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Paussus (Scaphipaussus) hystrix Westwood, 1850
Male adult
NE Laos Phu Pane Mt. (DUBC). det. Anichtchenko A. 2023
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Platyninae taxon page (25 photos)
Dicranoncus femoralis Chaudoir, 1850c: 393
Male adult
SE Maritime Prov., Lazovsky dist., Lazo env., attracted to light, 18.VI.2010 leg. M.Smirnov
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
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
Xestopus gutangensis Zhu & Kavanaugh, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
Xizang, Nyingchi Prefecture, Mêdog County, Gutang Township, Xingkai village, 29.46414°N, 95.73563°E”; “2025 m, 2019.VIII.15 N, Liang H.B. & Xu Y. lgt., (Institute of Zoology, IZAS). 16.9 mm
Copyright © David Kavanaugh
Onycholabis stenothorax Liang & Kavanaugh, 2005
Male adult
S Vietnam, Lam Dong Pr., Lac Duong Distr., Bidoup Nui Ba NP, 1450-1650m, 22-28.4.2024 A. Scale leg. (Mus. Erfurt). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
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Pseudomorphinae taxon page (1 photos)

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Pterostichinae taxon page (100 photos)
Trigonotoma loeffleri Kirschenhofer, 2007 Holotype
Male adult
N. Thailand (Chiang Mai prov.) Doi Pha Hom Pok, Mt. Mae Ai, 2000 m, 22.-27.IV. 2004, S. Löffler“ (CDW). Image from KIRSCHENHOFER, 2007
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Pterostichus (Gutta) kongshuhensis Gueorguiev, 2015 Holotype
Male adult
CHINA, Yunnan Prov., Tengchong County, vil. Kongshuhe near cave Wu Shi Shan 1-2-3 N25.73111 E98.66459, ca. 2500-2600m, 11.11.2013, B. Petrov leg.
Copyright © Borislav Gueorguiev
Myas (Trigonognatha) becvari Sciaky, 1995
Male adult
China, NW Yunnan, Shangri La, 3400 m. 17.5 mm. det. R. Sciaky, 2018
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Myas (Trigonognatha) cf. robustus (Fairmaire, 1894)
Male adult
China, Sishuan, Maoxian env., Jiuding Mt., 1500m. 18 mm. det. R. Sciaky, 2018
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Aristochroa cf abrupta Kavanaugh & Liang, 2003
Female adult
China, NC Yunnan, NW from Dali city, Cang Shan Mts., 4000m, 25.VII.2016, V. Patrikeev. det. Anichtchenko A. 2018
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Poecilus (Poecilus) gebleri (Dejean, 1828)
Female adult
Mongolia, 15km N Bayanteeg, 2000m, 17.7.2006, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Myas (Trigonognatha) echarouxi Lassalle, 2010
Male adult
China, N Yunnan, Baima pass between Dequen and Shangri La 4700m, 15.6.2016, V. Patrikeev leg. (cAA). det. R. Sciaky, 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) aeneocupreus (Fairmaire, 1887)
Male adult
Bhutan, near Gangcheyting, [Camp 2] 3689 m, 27° 24 14.0''N, 90° 14' 04.2''E, 9.oct. 2017
Copyright © Joachim Schmidt
Amara (Amara) ovata (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
Uzbekistan, Chatkal Mt. rng., Irtash, 41°10'25.7"N 70°16'20.4"E, 5-7.8.2021, 2400m, A. Anichtchenko leg. & det. (cAA). 8.5mm
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Rhysodinae incertae sedis taxon page (1 photos)
Yamatosa reuteri Hovorka, 2018 Holotype
Male adult
China, Yunnan, SW / Jingdong, Maotou Shan / 24°23’ N, 100°45’ E / 1300-1600 m, 16.-18. VI. / 2014, leg. C. Reuter (OHPC). Image from Oldřich HOVORKA, 2018
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Scaritinae taxon page (4 photos)
Clivina (Leucocara) tranquebarica Bonelli, 1813
Female adult
Size: 6,1 mm
Location: India, South Goa, Distr. Canacona, Raj Baga Beach
leg. U.Schmidt, 16.-29.XI.2010; det. P.Bulirsch, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Scarites (Parallelomorphus) semicircularis W.S. MacLeay, 1825
Male adult
Vietnam, Da Nang prov., 1450m, Ba Na Mt., 5.2015. 16 mm; det. P. Bulirsch, 2018
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Trechinae taxon page (64 photos)
Amerizus (Tiruka) gaoligongensis Gueorguiev, 2015 Paratype
Female adult
CHINA, Yunnan, Tengchong County, cave Wu Shi Shan 1-2-3, near vil. Kongshuhe, ca. 2580 m, N25.73111 E98.66459, 11.11.2013, B. Petrov leg.; Scale bar = 1.5 mm.
Copyright © Borislav Gueorguiev
Perileptus (Perileptus) imaicus Jeannel, 1923
Male adult
N India, Uttarakhand, 10-12.04.2012, Uttarkashi distr., N30*44,999' E078*34,412', 1446m, 14 km E Uttarkashi, Anichtchenko A. leg & det
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Puertrechus mengsaensis Belousov & Kabak, 2014 Paratype
Female adult
CH, Yunnan Province, Mt. E Mengsa Town, 23º42´26´´ N / 99º47´26´´ E, H=3045 m, 30.05.2010, Belousov & Kabak leg. Image from IGOR A. BELOUSOV & ILYA I. KABAK, 2014
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Dianotrechus gueorguievi Tian, 2016 Holotype
Female adult
China, Yunnan Province, Ermu Vill., Kunming District, Dashi Dong (Big Rock Cave), 24°49'13"N/102°27'56"E, 1940 m in altitude, XI-8- 2011, B. Petrov leg.” (SCAU). Scale bar: 2.0 mm. Image from Mingyi Tian et al., 2016
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Dongoblemus kemadongicus Deuve & Tian, 2016 Holotype
Female adult
Chine, Yunnan, Zhenxiong Xian, Chishuiyuan, grotte Kema Dong, 1730 m, 27°39’13’’N - 104°51’10’’E (Tian Mingyi, Liu Weixin, Wang Xinhui, Tang Mingruo, 23.VI.2015), in coll. South China Agricultural University, Canton (Chine). Image from Deuve & Tian, 2016
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Eocnides fragilis Ueno, 1989a: 14
Male adult
Bingzhongluo Township (Niwaluo He, just below Nu Jiang Road, 1630 m, N28.05140°/ E98.59319°, 8 October 2002, D.H. Kavanaugh, P.E. Marek and D.Z. Dong collectors. Image from Deuve et al, 2016
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Bembidion (Trichoplataphus) kara Andrewes, 1921d: 250
Female adult
India, Uttarakhand, 15 km SW New Tehri, 869 m, N30*15'874" E 078*21'587", 18-20.4.2012, A. Anichtchenko leg.; 6 mm; det. J. Schmidt, 2015
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Shilinotrechus anthonyi Huang, Tian & Faille, 2020 Holotype
Male adult
China: Yunnan: Qujing: Zhanyi: Panjiang: cave Caiyun Dong (25°46'35"N 103°57'45"E), 2,134 m, coll. Mingyi Tian and Jingli Cheng, 16 August 2015 (Deposited in SCAU). Image from Huang, Tian & Faille, 2020
Copyright © Mingyi Tian
Shilinotrechus zhangfani Tian, Huang & Jia, 2023 Holotype
Male adult
cave Xianren Dong, Xi’er Township, Mile Shi, Honghe Hani & Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, 103.20 E,24.48 N, 1901 m above sea level, 2020-VIII-17, Mingyi Tian & Jingli Cheng leg., in SCAU.
Copyright © Mingyi Tian
Aspidaphaenops qujingensis achaetus Deuve & Tian, 2020 Holotype
Male adult
Chine, Yunnan, Préfecture de Qujing, Shizong, grotte Xinzhuangke Dong, 1110 mètres, 24°39’4’’N 104°15’57’’E (Tian M. Y., Lui W. X., Wang X. H., Tang M. R. leg., 17.VI.2015), in coll. South China Agricultural University, Canton.
Copyright © Thierry Deuve

