Brachinus (Dysbrachinus) dorsalis Dejean, 1831
Female adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux, 24/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) equestris (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
10,0 mm Senegal, M`Bour, 14 km south, environment Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. M.Baehr, 2012 Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Crepidogaster (Tyronia) occidentalis (Basilewsky, 1968)
Unsexed

Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer

Styphlomerus (Styphlomerus) gebieni Liebke, 1927
Male+Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Lamto Toumodi, 21-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

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) guineense Imhoff, 1843
Male adult
Rep. Centre Africaine: Bangui env. IV.1974 28 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin

Cicindela (Ropaloteres) nysa nysa s.str.
Female adult
Benin, Djougou 03.1997
16 mm
coll. A.Montes
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Prothyma (Prothyma) leprieurii leprieurii s.str.
Male adult
length: 10,5 mm
Senegal, M`Bour
leg. U.Schmidt, 1992; det. J.Gebert, 2007
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2008
Copyright © U.Schmidt

Cicindela (Elliptica) deyrollei deyrollei s.str.
Female adult
R.C.A. Lobaye 10.6.2007
20 mm coll. A.Montes
det. Schüle P.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Prothyma (Prothyma) concinna cursor Guerin-Meneville, 1849
Female adult
Sénégal, Nianing, piège lumineux, 16/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Megacephala (Megacephala) denticollis schultzeorum W.Horn, 1904
Male adult
06/1997; Côte d'Ivoire, Sourougou 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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Euryarthron dromicarium (H.Kolbe, 1894)
Male adult
Benin. 13 mm. Image from ARNOŠT KUDRNA & PHILIPPE LE GALL, 2014
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Cylindera (Ifasina) lutaria (Guerin-Meneville, 1849)
Male adult
Benin, Bembereke, 2 km W of Gando, 02 -03.VII.2001, A. Kudrna jr.; 7.8 mm. Image from ARNOŠT KUDRNA & PHILIPPE LE GALL, 2014
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Myriochila (Myriochila) peringueyi peringueyi
Female adult
Benin, Ndali, 3 km W of Sontou, 04-05.VII.2001, A. Kudrna jr. legit.; 10 mm. Image from ARNOŠT KUDRNA & PHILIPPE LE GALL, 2014
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Habrodera nilotica (Dejean, 1825)
Female adult
Zambia, Nympala, South LuangwaNat Park, 20-30.7.2009. 10 mm; det. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Cratohaerea chrysopyga (W.Horn, 1892)
Male adult
Togo, Kloto. Mt. Kloto, V.2015 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky

Hexagonia terminalis Gemminger & Harold, 1868
Male adult
Cameroun, M'Bakaou, Novembre 1973
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Anthia (Termophilum) sulcata voltae Basilewsky, 1947
Male adult
Haute Volta : Ouagadagoudou, vii.1976, 35 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal

Anthia (Termophilum) sulcata sulcata (Fabricius, 1793)
Unsexed
Senegal, ex coll. P. Dupuis, 46 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal

Dendrocellus viridipennis Hope, 1842
Male adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W. det. S. Facchini, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Dendrocellus australis (Peringuey, 1896)
Female adult

Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky

Drypta (Drypta) neglecta Basilewsky, 1960
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 25-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Drypta (Drypta) cyanea Castelnau, 1835 (as crampeli)
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Lamto Toumodi 25-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata marginata Latreille, 1823
Male adult
Mauritania
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata marginata Latreille, 1823
Female adult
Anthia (Thermophilum) sexmaculata pro marginata Latreille, 1823 Sudan
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Anthia (Termophilum) venator (Fabricius, 1792)
Endophallus
Libya: Tripoli env. Bengashir, III-IV.2004, leg. M.N. Medvedev
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Eunostus cf crampeli Alluaud, 1919
Female adult
Gabon (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2023; 9mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Anoncopeucus curvatus Burgeon, 1936
Unsexed
Image courtesy Inés Gimeno (RBINS).
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Loxoncus (Loxoncus) cf basilewskyi (Lecordier, 1978)
Female adult
Sénégal, Niokolo Koba Simenti, piège lumineux, 11/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.; det. S. Facchini, 2026
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Platymetopus tessellatus Dejean, 1829
Female adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux, 5/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Xenodochus exaratus (Dejean, 1829)
Female adult
Sénégal, Nianing piège lumineux 21/09/09, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Amblystomus orpheus (LaFerte-Senectere, 1853)
Male adult
Namibia, Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo, 1400 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 18.-20.III.1994
det. M.Baehr, 2012
4,8 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Batoscelis discipennis (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
5,5 mm Senegal, M`Bour, environment Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. M.Baehr, 2012 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
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Idiomelas (Egaploa) fulvipes (Erichson, 1843)
Male adult
7,6 mm. Kenya, Tsavo National Park, Voi Lodge, 500-600 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 24.-26.XI.1991; det. M.Baehr, 2014. Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Hippoloetis rufa Castelnau, 1834 Holotype
Female adult
Sénégal, Coll. Chaudoir, MNHN Paris.
Copyright © MNHN

Siopelus (Siopelus) microcephalus Facchini, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
Guinea, Seredou, lux, 4.5.1975, leg. Zott (MFNB).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini

Kareya tibiale (Laferte-Senectere, 1853)
Female adult
Cameroon. Scale 1 mm. Image from Kataev, 2015
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Hiletus versutus Schiodte, 1847
Female adult
Museum of Zurich
photo Anichtchenko
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Hiletus walterrossii Allegro & Giachino, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
Sierra Leone, Western Area, Banga Farm near Sussex, 16.XI.2015, W. Rossi legit (CGi)
Copyright © Gianni Allegro

Hiletus alluaudi Jeannel, 1938
Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 20-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Somotrichus unifasciatus (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Schitomir, B. Sokanovsky leg.
photo & det. Anichtchenko A. 2010
coll. Zoological Museum of Moscow
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Eucolliuris olivieri (Buquet, 1864)
Male adult
Spain
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Archicolliuris ? senegalensis (Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825)
Female adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, light trap, 24/IX/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Probably Archicolliuris dimidiata, comment Anichtchenko, 2014
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Paraglycia rufula (Gory, 1833)
Male adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux 24/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Tetragonoderus (Tetragonoderus) viridicollis Dejean, 1829
Female adult
Sénégal, Dindefelo, piège lumineux 11/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Lophidius testaceus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Cote D'Ivoire, Comoe, IX.1998, Termitieres, P. Moretto leg.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Orthobasis bicolor (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Comoe, Isakpin, VIII.1997. det. R. Sciaky
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky

Catascopus (Catascopus) beauvoisi beauvoisi
Female adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makoku 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP, Ipassa forest 0.30.52N 12.48.21E 18-19.6.2016, D. Telnov leg.; Anichtchenko A. det 2021; 13mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Dontolobus bivari Serrano, 2024 Holotype
Male adult
Quebo (Coli)\ 28.06.1995\ Col. A. Serrano”\\ “A. Serrano leg.” \\ “Miss. Ent. SPEN\ à Guiné-Bissau\ 25 Junho a 17 Julho 95” \\ “Holotype male\ Dontolobus \ bivari n. sp.\ A. Serrano det. 2023. Image Serrano, 2024
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Tilius subsericeus Chaudoir, 1876
Male adult
RSA Western Cape, Theerwaterskloof dam, 34.02S 19.12E, 21.x.2019 R. Kmeco leg (collection R. Kmeco). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025. 3.5 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

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

Chlaenius (Aleptocerus) quadripustulatus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Senegal, 25-28.VII.2008 Ziguinchor, Cap Skirring
P. Moretto leg.
female, 17 mm
det. P. Schüle
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Calathocosmus mirus Emden, 1928
Male adult
Togo, Blifou, 5.2010, W. Lorenz det.
photo Peter Schüle
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 (Amblygenius) martinbaehri Kirschenhofer, 2008
Male adult
Côte d'Ivoire, N, Comoé NP, research station "Camp an der Lola" env., savannah, leg. P. Hönle, X.2015, det. E. Kirschenhofer IV.2016
Copyright © Fabian Bötzl

Chlaenius (Nectochlaenius) laeticollis Chaudoir, 1876
Male adult
Niger (coll D. Wrase). det. E. Kirschenhofer
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer

Chlaenius (Macrochlaenites) akanensis Kirschenhofer, 2009 Holotype
Male adult
Ivory Coast, Touba, V. 2000, Ph. Moretto (CollSchue).
Copyright © Peter Schüle

Pseudosphaerodes sphaerodoides (Alluaud, 1917)
Female adult
Ivory Coast, West Mt Tonkou, V-VI.2000. det. P. Schule
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Chlaenius (Afrochlaenius) acutecostatus Alluaud, 1933
Male adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E 16.6.2016 D. Telnov. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Russia: Astrakhan reg.: B.Bolkhuny (vall. riv. Akkhtuba)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Euchlaenius schuelei Sciaky & Facchini, 2024 Holotype
Male adult

Copyright © Sciaky & Facchini, 2024

Sphaerostylus (Afrozaena) luteus (Hope, 1842)
Male adult
Congo det. Anichtchenko A. 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Heteropaussus quadricollis (Wasmann, 1910)
Male adult
Natitingou, III 1997, 11 mm.
Copyright © Georg Goergen

Carabidomemnus (Carabidomemnus) mollicellus C.A. Dohrn, 1880a: 151
Male adult
Pénélan, VI 2013, 8 mm
Copyright © Georg Goergen

Paussus (Batillopaussus) batillarius Reichensperger, 1933
Male adult
F. d’Ahozon (Pahou), II 2002, 5 mm
Copyright © Georg Goergen

Paussus (Klugipaussus) latreillei Westwood, 1845
Male adult
F. de Niaouli, 03 XI 2012, 6 mm.
Copyright © Georg Goergen

Paussus (Manicanopaussus) liber Wasmann, 1899
Male adult
F. de la Lama, II 2001, 6 mm
Copyright © Georg Goergen

Paussus (Katapaussus) sphaerocerus Afzelius, 1798
Male adult
Calavi IITA, 11 XI 1999, 8 mm.
Copyright © Georg Goergen

Paussus (Cochliopaussus) spiniceps Wasmann, 1904
Male adult

Copyright © Georg Goergen

Paussus (Katapaussus) cf humboldtii (Westwood, 1852)
Unsexed
Namibia, Khomas Reg.,99 km ESE from Windhoek, Eningu Clayhouse Lodge 22°46'50"S 18°00'58"E 20.II.2018 leg. A. Rubenyan. det. P. Nagel
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

Paussus (Katapaussus) thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Female adult
Morocco, Agdz vill area, N30.40.50, W006,25.12, 26.6.2010, Anichtchenko A. leg. (cAA). 7 mm; det. M. Bednařík, 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Haplopeza cf bicolor Burgeon, 1937
Female adult
Gabon (cAA). 8mm; det. S. Facchini, 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Agonidium explanatum (Bates, 1889)
Male+Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 23-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Abacetus (Distrigus) crenulatus Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Sénégal, Nianing, piège lumineux, 07/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Abacetus (Abacetus) parallelus Roth, 1851
Male adult
11,2 mm Senegal, M`Bour, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. M.Baehr, 2012 Photo: U.Schmidt, 2014
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Celioinkosa kivuana (Burgeon, 1935)
Male adult

Copyright © Kipling W. Will

Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) pubescens Dejean, 1831
Female adult
Kenya coast, 7.12.2007, E of Garsen, W of Witu. det. P. Schule; 11 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Diachipteryx paradoxa Alluaud, 1925
Female adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E 16.6.2016 D. Telnov. 8mm. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Dromistomus complanatus (Bates, 1889)
Male adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E, 2--21.6.2016 D. Telnov. 9.5 mm. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

Harpostomus opulentus (Gory, 1833)
Male adult
Ghana Upper East prov., Navrongo env., 11-13.6.2006 (coll. A.Dostal)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer

Abacetus (Abacetus) dahomeyanus Straneo, 1940 Paratype
Female adult

Copyright © MNHN

Abacetus (Abacetus) gagates Dejean, 1828
Male+Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 23-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Abacetus (Abacetillus) ambiguus Straneo, 1969
Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Lamto Toumodi13-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps

Pseudoclivina mandibularis (Dejean, 1831)
Female adult
Size: 9,1 mm
Location: Gambia, Serekunda, environment Senegambia Beach Hotel
leg. U.Schmidt, 16.-22.XI.1990; det. P.Bulirsch, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2013
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Ochyropus gigas Schiodte, 1847
Male adult
The Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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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Thlibops longicollis (Putzeys, 1846)
Male adult
Mossaka, Congo - V-1980, Leg. Onore
Copyright © Vittorino Monzini

Clivina (Physoclivina) bulirschi Dostal, 2015 Holotype
Male adult
Burkina Faso: Sanguie, Foret de Sorobouli, 270m, 11°47' 44"N, 002°53' 25"O, 13.08.2005, F. Genier, zone soudanienne sud, piege lumineux, 2005–18 (in coll. Bulirsch, Prague). Scale bar 1 mm.
Copyright © Alexander Dostal

Clivina (Physoclivina) donabaueriana Dostal, 2015 Holotype
Male adult
Senegal, Niokolo Koba NP, 13°01.13'N, 13°18.48'W, 15.07.2004, Marek Halada leg. (in coll. Dostal, Vienna).
Copyright © Alexander Dostal

Afrosyleter rossii Bulirsch & Magrini, 2018 Holotype
Female adult
Sierra Leone, Eastern / Pr.; Gola Rainforest N.P. / nr. Lalehun, 20-23.xi.2015 / W. Rossi leg., (PBPC).
Copyright © Petr Bulirsch

Thlibops longicollis (Putzeys, 1846)
Unsexed

Copyright © Dmitri Fedorenko

Ochyropus gigas Schiodte, 1847
Male adult
Ghana, Kwahu, Mpraeso, V.2021, local collector 54,5 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov

Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) auriculatus Wollaston, 1867
Male adult
Senegal, M`Bour, 14 km south, Club Aldiana, leg. U.Schmidt, 8.-20.X.1992; det. P.Bulirsch, 2010; 3.5 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt

Eoclivina rolciki Bulirsch & Magrini, 2026 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Burkina Faso Nahouri / Forêt de Nazinga, Naguio / 270 m, 11°07´52´´N, 1°34´38´´O[=west], 24.vii.2006, zone soudanienne savane boisée, piège lumineaux, F. & S. Génier [leg.], 2006-66, (PBPC)
Copyright © Petr Bulirsch

Siagona europaea Dejean, 1826: 468
Male adult
Uzbekistan, Kashkadarjnsk Reg., env. Mubarek 5-8.VI.2004.
L=10.3 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

Pogonus (Pogonus) minutus Dejean, 1828
Male adult
Pogonus senegalensis Dejean, 1831 det. M.Baehr, 2015. Size: 5,3 mm. Namibia, Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo, 1400 m leg. U.Schmidt, 18.-20.III.1994; Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt