Carabidae image gallery
- Apotominae taxon page (3 photos)
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Brachininae taxon page (30 photos)
Brachinus (Cnecostolus) exhalans P. Rossi, 1792: 84 (Carabus)
Male adult
Azerbaijan,
10 km SE Agdzhabedi, 05.VII.2005, Pljushch I.G. leg.
L=6mm
photo Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bayardi Dejean, 1831
Female adult
E Turkmenistan, Charjev env., V.1996, V.Perepel leg.
12 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) nigricornis Gebler, 1829
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Brachinus (Brachinus) atripensis Ballion, 1871
Female adult
Uzbekistan, Zeravshan mt.rng., Urgut v., 2200m, 24.6.2003, O. Legezin leg.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Cnecostolus) bipustulatus Quensel In Schoenherr, 1806
Male adult
Greece, Etolia Akarnania, Neohori, 1.5.1999. F. Angelini leg.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Brachinus) alexandri F. Battoni, 1984
Male adult
SE Azerbajan, Talysh, Mistan v., 7-10.10.1993. det. A. Anichtchenko
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) costatulus (Quensel In Schoenherr, 1806)
Male adult
NW Kazakhstan, Aktjubinsk reg., Emba vill., 16.5.2000 (DUBC) 11 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2020
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) explodens Duftschmid, 1812
Female adult
Bulgaria Chernomorets, 24.11.2006, A. Anichtchenko leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Broscinae taxon page (2 photos)
Broscus cephalotes (Linne, 1758)
Female adult
L=21,1 mm
FINLAND, Uusimaa, Rayskala env., 21-31.VII.2008
leg. & det. Ovsiannikov I.
photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko -
Carabinae taxon page (95 photos)
Carabus (Mimocarabus) maurus maurus Adams, 1817
Male+Female adult
Armenia, Ashotsk distr., Tsoghamarg vill., 24-27.V.1999 P.V.Kazaryan leg. female, 20mm/male,18mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Pachystus) tamsi tamsi Menetries, 1832
Male+Female adult
Transcaucasia, Armenia, <br /> Ashotsk, 18.VI.2001, P.V.Kazaryan leg.<br /> female, 26mm//male, 24mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Archicarabus) gotschi gotschi Chaudoir, 1846
Male+Female adult
Transcaucasia, Armenia,
Ashotsk distr., Bandivan, 8-21.X.1991 P.V.Kazaryan leg.
female, 20mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli stjernvalli Mannerheim, 1830
Male+Female adult
Armenia,
Ashotsk, 22.VI.1990, P.V.Kazaryan leg.
female 34mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus caucasicus Adams, 1817
Male adult
N Caucasus,
Stavropol Krai, Pyatigorsk, Mt.Mashuk, VI.2007 Tikhonov Yu. leg.
44mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linne, 1758
Male adult
CZ; S Moravia, Břeclav; 26mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linne, 1758
Male adult
Turkey : Antalya, Yukarikaraman 3.iv.2000 - M. Grotz Leg. (Size : 33 mm) Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Carabus (Lamprostus) calleyi pseudoprasinus Lapouge, 1912
Male adult
S Georgia, Tsalka (Paravani) 41°29′18.7″N, 43°51′12.3″E, 8-9.V.2016, Pavel Turek leg. / det. I. Solodovnikov, L=23 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Limnocarabus) clathratus auraniensis Muller, 1902
Male adult
W Ukraine, Transcarpathian Reg., 4 km NE Chop, forest Peresh, Panin R. leg. L=30 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Lipaster) stjernvalli stjernvalli Mannerheim, 1830
Male adult
SC Georgia, Tsalka distr. 7 km NE of Paravani Lake, 41.540750, 43.879806, h=2100 m, 12-16.VII.2025, I.Uspenskyi leg., L=25 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
Cicindelinae taxon page (33 photos)
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria nudoscripta Horn, 1915
Male adult
W-Caucasus: Abkhasia,
12 km NW Gudauta town, Khipsta river, on wet sand, h=10-15 m,19.VII.2011
S. Pavluchuk leg.
L=9 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica germanica s.str.
Male adult
CZ, CE Moravia, Zlín; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Megacephala (Grammognatha) euphratica armenica (Laporte de Castelnau, 1834)
Female adult
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica germanica (ab. obscura Fabricius, 1798)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Sykhiv, 19.VI.2017, R. Panin leg. L=12 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica germanica (aberrant)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Sychiv, waste-ground, 49°47'29"N 24°3'18"E, 9.VI.2017, R. Panin leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
Dryptinae taxon page (10 photos)
Polistichus connexus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Male adult
length: 7-9 mm
Korsika, Ghisonacia
leg. U.Eitschberger, 1987; det. U.Schmidt, 1994
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2008
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Polistichus fasciolatus (P. Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Bakhchisaraysk distr., near Bogatoe Ushchele vill., 04.VIII.2009, Shehovcov A. leg.
L=8mm
photo Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Zuphium olens (P.Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
Volgograd Reg., Pallas Distr., Elton Vill., on UV-light 27-30.VI.2006 K.Makarov leg.
L=8.7 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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Elaphrinae taxon page (2 photos)
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) hypocrita Semenov, 1926: 39
Male adultVolgogrdskiy region
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) hypocrita araxellus Iablokoff-Khnsorian, 1963
Female adult
Armenia Kotyakprov., 2-4km E Hankavan, 5.5.2001, Kalashian leg. det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Harpalinae taxon page (137 photos)
Ditomus calydonius oriens (Dvorak, 1993)
Male adult
S Kazakhstan, Karatau mts.,<br /> Buylikkul lake 26.6.1999<br /> 16 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Gynandromorphus etruscus etruscus Quensel, 1806
Male adult
S Ukraine,
Krym Peninsula,Kizil-Koba,15.IV.2009, Shaporinskiy V. leg.
L=10.5mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)
Female adult
RUSSIA, Tver reg., Likhoslavlskiy distr., 900 m to NW from Domanikha village, grassland. H=161 m. N57*13.964’ E035*45.033’ 7-15.VII.2005 leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S. L=10,4 mm
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Ophonus (Hesperophonus) cribricollis (Dejean, 1829)
Male adult
SK, S Slovakia, Kamenica nad Hronom; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Ophonus (Metophonus) rufibarbis (Fabricius, 1792)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Ophonus (Ophonus) stictus Stephens, 1828
Female adult
W Ukraine, NW Podolian Upland, Lviv reg., Brody distr., Makitra Mt, steppe site, 15.V-15.VI.2017, Panin R. & Kanarsky Yu. leg. L=15 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Ophonus (Metophonus) laticollis Mannerheim, 1825
Male adult
Russia, NW Caucasus, Novorossiisk distr., Markoth Mts., 23.5.2005 (DUBC) det. Anichtchenko A. 2021; 10.5mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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Lebiinae taxon page (41 photos)
Lebia (Lamprias) festiva Faldermann, 1836
Male adult
Iran, Khorasan prov., Gonobad area, 10 km SW Khezri 1800m 22.5.2009 Kolesnichenko K. leg.
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2010
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Merizomena grandinella (Semenov, 1890)
Male adult
Iran, Khorasan prov., Gonobad area, 10 km SW Khezri 1800m, 22.5.2009, Kolesnichenko K. leg. (cAA)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Metadromius signifer (Reitter, 1884)
Male adult
Dzhilikul, tugai forest, Tadzh. 15.5.61 [ex coll. Khnzorian]
L=3.8
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Platytarus faminii (Dejean, 1826: 447)
Male adult
Iran, Fars, 20 km W Estahban, 2500m
9-10.V.2007 Anichtchenko A. leg.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Lebia (Glyciolebia) arcuata (Reiche et Saulcy, 1855)
Male adult
Oman bor., Prov. Batinah, Al-Jabal al-Ahdar mts., SE Rustaq, W Awabi, 430 m, Wadi Bani Awi, 23°20’0,13’’N 57°29’23,5’’E, L. fang + L. fallen, 29–30.XII.2009 leg. Lehmann, Bittner & Stadie (AAC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Psammodromius zajtzewi (Eichler, 1924)
Male adult
Armenia, Syunik prov., 7 km NE Megri, Arstvakar gorge, 28-29.VI.2003 leg. M.Kalashian<br /> L= 4,3<br /> det. K.Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Cymindis (Arrhostus) andreae Menetries, 1832
Female adult
Iran, Lorestan, Khorram Abad, S of Mahmudvand, 30.4.2007, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Microlestes luctuosus Holdhaus, 1904b: 330
Male adult
Crymea, N slopu Baba-Dag Plateau, Taban-Dere, h~500 44°35'38"N 33°47'42"E 8.V.2017 leg. K. et O. Makarovs L=2,5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov -
Licininae taxon page (47 photos)
Callistus lunatus lunatus Fabricius, 1775: 247 (Carabus)
Male adult
Calistus lunatus lunatus F., 1775
length: 7,1 mm
West Kazakhstan, Ural river valley near Ural'sk town
4.05.1986
F.G.Bidashko leg.,
Copyright © Evgeniy Zinoviev
Chlaenius (Agostenus) alutaceus Gebler, 1829
Male adult
China, Beijing, Shuangzhuang lake, 2005, liu ye coll.,
det & photo by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Dinodes) cruralis Fischer von Waldheim, 1829
Female adult
Rusia, Krasnodar reg., Taman vill., 27-29.V.1997 Arzanov Yu. leg.
female, 13 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Dinodes) decipiens L. Dufour, 1820b: 326
Female adult
S Ukraine, Crimea, Bakhchisaraysk distr., near Bogatoe Ushchele vill. 04.VIII.2009, Shehovcov A. leg. L=13mm photo Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Chlaenius (Dinodes) cruralis
Female adult
IRAN, Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiyari prov., 5 km W Samsuni<br /> 5-6.6.2008 3500m, Anichtchenko A. leg.<br /> female, 12 mm<br /> photo & coll. Anichtchenko. det. Kirschenhofer, 2015
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Stenochlaenius) lederi Reitter, 1888
Male adult
Iran, Lorestan, 20 km N Pol-e-Dokhtar, Baba Zeyd near Muruni, 1-2.V.2007 Anichtchenko A. leg.
male, 11 mm
Photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Callistus lunatus lunatus Fabricius, 1775: 247 (Carabus)
Female adult
L=6,2 mm
RUSSIA, Stavropol reg., Mineralovodskiy distr., 2,4 km to SW from sovkhoz Zheleznovodskiy, in ravine. h=654 m. N44*08.186’ E042*57.648’ 15-19.V.2006
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) flavipes Menetries, 1832
Male adult
Ю Азербайджан, Талыш Лерикский р-н, окр. п. Пештатюк 38°46'56"N 48°32'47"E 21-23.V.2012 h~400 leg. Д.Касаткин. det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) kindermanni Chaudoir, 1856
Female adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians, Chornogora Massif, Vorokhta, bank of Prut river, h~840 m, 8.VI.2017, Panin R. leg.
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Melaeninae taxon page (2 photos)
Cymbionotum (Cymbionotum) semelederi (Chaudoir, 1861)
Female adult
IRAN, S Khorasan prov., 10 km W Deh Salm, 26.5.2008
Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Kirill Makarov -
Nebriinae taxon page (17 photos)
Notiophilus biguttatus Fabricius, 1779: 222 (Elaphrus)
Female adult
L=5,4 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow city, East distr., National park «Losiniy Ostrov», in leaf litter. 9.VI.2000
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Notiophilus rufipes Curtis, 1829: pl. 254
Female adult
NW Caucas, Krasnodar reg., Tuapse distr., Podkhrebetovoe vill. vicinity, 19.V.2012 leg. M. Smirnov
Фотография с сайта www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор - М.Э. Смирнов
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Omophroninae taxon page (1 photos)

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Paussinae taxon page (9 photos)
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) turcicus Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1835
Male adult
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Paussus (Cochliopaussus) turcicus Frivaldszky von Frivald, 1835: 263
Male adult
Iran, Hamadan env., Ali Sadr 14.5.1999, leg. Orszulik
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Platyninae taxon page (24 photos)
Taphoxenus (Lychnifugus) cellarum cellarum M.F. Adams, 1817: 296 (Carabus)
Male adult
Azerbaijan,
Gobustan Karadagh, 05.IV.1986, Kazaryan P.V. leg.
L=24mm
photo Panin R.\det.Solodovnikov I.A.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Sphodrus leucophthalmus Linne, 1758
Female adult
W Austria, Hall in Tirol, 11.IV.1952, Richler leg.
L=26 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Calathus (Neocalathus) ambiguus ambiguus Paykull, 1790: 130
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) piceus Motschulsky, 1850a: 43
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) mannerheimi mannerheimi Kolenati, 1845: 50
Male adult
Armenia, Shirak ar., Amasya env., 40º56' N, 43º47' E, 25.VI.2003, A.Rubenyan. Image from www.zin.ru
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) pretiosus Faldermann, 1837
Male adult
SW Georgia, Lesser Caucasus, Adzhar-Imereti (Meskheti) Rng, 4 km NW of Zekari Pass h~2000 m, 28-30.VI.2013. L= 16.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) cimmerius (Fischer von Waldheim, 1823)
Female adult
Bulgaria, Chernomorets, 24.11.2006, Anichtchenko A. leg. (cAA). 18 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Psydrinae taxon page (1 photos)
Nomius pygmaeus Dejean, 1831A: 512
Male adult
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet -
Pterostichinae taxon page (88 photos)
Amara (Bradytus) fulva O. F. Muller, 1776
Female adult
W Ukraine,
Lviv Reg., Zhydahciv distr., near Borodchytsi vill., the bank of Dniester river, 11-13.VIII.2010
Panin R. leg.
L=10 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Amara (Amara) eurynota Panzer, 1796
Female adult
W-UKRAINE
NW Podolian, Lviv Reg., Brody Distr., near Jaseniv vill. Panin R. leg. 30.IV.08
long 12mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Zabrus (Eutroctes) aurichalceus punctipennis Chaudoir, 1846
Male+Female adult
Arménie, Aragatsotn route du lac Kari, 28-06-2014, Pascal Deschamps coll.; det. Anichtchenko A. 2018
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Zabrus (Pelor) trinii (Fischer von Waldheim, 1817)
Male adult
Armenia, SW Sevan lake, Zovaguh v., 23.6.2002, Rubenian A. leg. det. A. Anichtchenko 2018. 13mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Amara (Celia) praetermissa (C.R. Sahlberg, 1827)
Female adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians, Skole Beskids Mts, Grabnyk Rng h=670 m, 16.VII-3.IX.2021, Khrapov D. leg./ Panin R. det., L=8.1 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Amara (Amara) tibialis (Paykull, 1798)
Male adult
W Ukraina, Podolian Upland, Kasova Gora near Burshtyn vill., steppe site, 15.VI -28.VII.2020, R. Panin & D. Khrapov leg., L=5 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Zabrus (Eutroctes) chalceus Faldermann, 1836
Female adult
Georgia, Samegrelo, Martvili, Askhi Plateau, 2400m, 1-3.6.2018 Samoylenko O. leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2024
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Scaritinae taxon page (8 photos)
Clivina (Clivina) fossor fossor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Male adult
L=5,3 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow city, SW distr., Jasenevo, Bitcevskiy les, under tree. 19.V.2000
leg., det., photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
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Siagoninae taxon page (3 photos)
Siagona europaea Dejean, 1826: 468
Male adult
Uzbekistan, Kashkadarjnsk Reg., env. Mubarek 5-8.VI.2004.
L=10.3 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov -
Trechinae taxon page (102 photos)
Pogonus (Pogonoidius) punctulatus Dejean, 1828
Male adult
Volgograd Reg., Pallas Distr., Elton Vill., on UV-light 16-18.VII.2006 K.Makarov leg.
L=6.4 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Sinechostictus (Sinechostictus) lederi (Reitter, 1888)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Tachys (Paratachys) micros (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Terminophanes) pulcherrimum (Motschulsky, 1850)
Male adult
Caucasus, Elbrus, Itkol (CTVR). Image from Toledano L. & Gueorguiev B., 2015
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Bembidion (Philochthus) biguttatum (Fabricius, 1779)
Male adult
Russia, Ivanovo, "Kharinka" city park, 30.V.2015, M. Smirnov leg.
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Bembidion (Euperyphus) combustum combustum Menetries, 1832: 138
Female adult
Iran, Kurdistan prov., near Marivan city 18.V.2017 leg. D.Kasatkin L=7.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov


