Carabidae image gallery
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Apotominae taxon page (3 photos)
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Brachininae taxon page (29 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.
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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 (Cnecostolus) cruciatus (Quensel In Schoenherr, 1806)
Male adult
S Казахстан, 8.6 км NE с. Балтаколь, берег р. Сырдарья, тугай, 43°9.40' N / 67°50.99' E, 7-12.VI.2016, И.Забалуев leg. Фотография с сайта www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор - М.Э. Смирнов
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
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
Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Sykhiv (Zubra) forest, 49.791889, 24.047417, 13.VII.2024, Panin R. leg.
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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.
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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 (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
Carabus (Mimocarabus) pumilio Kuster, 1846
Male adult
S-Armenia, Vayots Dzor Region, E Ughedzor vill., h=2630 m, 9.VI.2014, L=16 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linne, 1758
Female adult
Calosoma (s.str.) sycophanta severum f.i. cupreum Letzner, 1850 Turkey, Pozanti, 30.IV.2009 , leg. O.Boilly
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Carabus (Archicarabus) wiedemanni congruus Motschulsky, 1865
Female adult
Turkey, Cankiri, Cerkes - Kursunlu, Atkaracalar 1250m 10.7.1996 Leg Staven and Skoupy (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Carabus (Mimocarabus) maurus maurus (Adams, 1817)
Male adult
E Georgia, Kakheti, near Patardzeuli vill., h=750-850 m, 10.IV.2015, E. Rutjan leg., L=22 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
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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.
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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
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Elaphrus (Elaphrus) hypocrita araxellus Iablokoff-Khnsorian, 1963
Female adult
Armenia Kotyakprov., 2-4km E Hankavan, 5.5.2001, Kalashian leg. det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
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Harpalinae taxon page (139 photos)
Anisodactylus (Hexatrichus) poeciloides pseudoaeneus Dejean, 1829
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
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Microderes (Microderes) brachypus (Steven, 1809)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
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Ophonus (Metophonus) rufibarbis (Fabricius, 1792)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Harpalus (Cryptophonus) tenebrosus Dejean, 1829
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Harpalus (Semiophonus) signaticornis (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male adult
France, 77860, Quincy-Voisins, 12-05-2018, leg. & det. P. Deschamps
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Parophonus (Ophonomimus) interstitialis (Reitter, 1889)
Male adult
S Tadzhikistan, Kurgan-Tube reg., 20km S Dzhilikul, 11.5.1999 (DUBC) 8 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Harpalus (Caucasoharpalus) aeneipennis (Faldermann, 1836)
Male adult
Image from Kataev, 2023
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Lebiinae taxon page (44 photos)
Cymindis (Cymindis) axillaris (Fabricius, 1794)
Male adult
length: 7,5-10,5 mm
England, Southwell Landslip, Portland
leg.det. J.M.Walters, 2004
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2009
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Lebia (Lamprias) cyanocephala (Linne, 1758)
Male adult
Volgograd Reg., Pallas Distr., Elton Vill., on UV-light 27-30.VI.2006 K.Makarov leg.
L=7.5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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
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
Syntomus pallipes (Dejean, 1825)
Female adult
Spain, Andalucia, 2 km S Loja, Sierra de Loja, 21.02.2003, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Syntomus fuscomaculatus (Motschulsky, 1844)
Male adult
Morocco, 06.2010, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
Metablus paracenthesis (Motschulsky, 1839)
Female adult
Azerbajan, Shirvan NP, 39.40N, 49.11E, 23.6.2024 Lason A. leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2026
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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 (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 (Dinodes) viridis Menetries, 1832: 115
Male adult
Photo from www.zin.ru
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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
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
Chlaenius (Trichochlaenius) aeneocephalus aeneocephalus Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Azerbaidjan, Talysh, Avrora 18-05-1999
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
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 (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Russia: Astrakhan reg.: B.Bolkhuny (vall. riv. Akkhtuba)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
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.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) kindermanni Chaudoir, 1856
Male adult
,W Ukraine, Ivano-Frankovs reg., Gorgany Mts., Yaremche distr., bank of Zelenytsya river, h=700m. 24.VI.2008, L=12 mm
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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.
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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
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Platyninae taxon page (29 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
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Psydrinae taxon page (1 photos)
Nomius pygmaeus Dejean, 1831A: 512
Male adult
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
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Pterostichinae taxon page (119 photos)
Morion olympicus L.Redtenbacher, 1843
Male adult
S Turkey, Side env., I.2007 leg. S.Khvylya
L=11,5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Amara (Parapercosia) taurica Motschulsky, 1844
Male adultVolgograd Area, Olkhovka Distr., env. Mikhailovka Vill., Markova Ravine 49°77956 N 44°40194 E h~103 4-5.VI.2008 Leg. I.Melnik
L=11.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Amara (Xenocelia) ambulans C. Zimmermann, 1832a: 22
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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
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, 1836a: 71
Male 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
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Trechinae taxon page (107 photos)
Tachyta (Tachyta) nana (Gyllenhal, 1810)
Male adult
Far East, Lazovskij Nat. Res., Proselochnaja Riv. near nouth, N slope of Tumannaja Mt., h~350-500 43°00'08"N 134°06'56"E 9.VII.2005 K.Makarov leg.
L=2.7 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Peryphanes) adygorum Belousov & Sokolov, 1996
Male adult
NW Caucas, Krasnodar reg., Tuapse distr., Podkhrebetovoe vill. vicinity, 19.V.2012 leg. M. Smirnov
Фотография с сайта zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор - М.Э. Смирнов
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Bembidion (Bembidionetolitzkya) cyaneum Chaudoir, 1846
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Trepanes) octomaculatum (Goeze, 1777)
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 (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
Bembidion (Peryphus) persicum Menetries, 1832
Male adult
Tajikistan, Khoja Obi, Garm, 15.9.2011, Barsevskis A. leg. (DUBC) det. L. Toledano, 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Bembidion (Princidium) punctulatum Drapiez, 1820
Male adult
Pechoro-Ilychskii N.P. (Печеро-Илычский зап)
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