Carabidae image gallery
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Brachininae taxon page (7 photos)
Brachinus (Brachynolomus) sclopeta (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
S Bosnia, Mostar; 6mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Brachinus (Brachinus) crepitans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
Broscinae taxon page (4 photos)
Miscodera arctica Paykull, 1798: 85
Male adult
SW Tuva, West Tannu-Ola Mt.R., valley of Chas-Adyr Riv. near mouth of Bol.Bug Riv., h~1620 13.VI.2007 R.Dudko leg.
L=7.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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 (175 photos)
Carabus (Trachycarabus) scabriusculus scabriusculus (as erythropus Fischer, 1822)
Male+Female adult
W.Ukraine,<br /> NW Podolian Upland , Lviv Reg., Zolochiv distr., near Luky vill., steppe sites, 7.V-8.VI. 2010<br /> leg. Panin R.<br /> female, 22mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Tomocarabus) convexus s.str. (as pyrenaicus Born, 1907)
Male adult
Pirineos, Canfranc, 1300m, Barranco de Izas
15.6.2005 Anichtchenko A. leg.
male, 16 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Carabus (Morphocarabus) monilis (as interpositus Gehin, 1880)
Male+Female adult
NW France,
Haute-Normandie reg., Bois Les Loges, Etretat, Seine-Maritime,10.V.1988
female, 28mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Tachypus) cancellatus emarginatus Duftschmid, 1812
Male adult
Italy-Switzerland, Riviera – Preonzo, 18.II.1998, C.Sola leg.
L=26 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Procerus) gigas gigas Creutzer, 1799
Male+Female adult
N Croatia, Ivanščica Mts , Ivanec, 4-18.VI.2011, Krause Rene leg.
female, 54 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Platycarabus) fabricii fabricii (as poloniensis Géhin, 1876)
Female adult
N-Slovakia, Orava Beskids Mts, Mt Babia Góra h=1720 m, 5.VII.20.VIII.2010, Rudolf Kmeco leg.
L=22 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Diocarabus) linnaei linnaei Panzer, 1812
Female adult
W Ukraine, Transcarpathian Reg., Rakhiv distr., Marmarosh Mts., h~400 m, 19-23.VII.2010, Reserve "Kuziy", Panin R. leg. L=23 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Diocarabus) linnaei linnaei Panzer, 1812
Male adult
W-UKRAINE, Ivano-Frankivsk region, S Gorgany Mts, Synyk Mt. h =1630 м., 15.V-18.VI.2010, Panin R. leg. L=19 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Morphocarabus) scheidleri (as floriani Penecke, 1905)
Male adult
SE-Austria, Styria, Gratwein Kehrerwaldh=580 m, 47.130800, 15.270800, VI-VII.2025, P. Fritz leg., L=31 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Tachypus) cancellatus excisus Dejean, 1826
Male adult
W Austria, Tyrol, Vomp, forest path to Sigmundslust Castle, 18.V-3.VI.2020, M. Egger leg., L=23 mm
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Cicindelinae taxon page (21 photos)
Calomera littoralis nemoralis Olivier, 1790
Male adult
UKRAINE,
Kherson Reg.,Genitchesk Distr., near Tehongar st., Kujuktuk isl., on saline 8-9.V.1995 Mishustin R. leg.
16 mm.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cylindera (Cylindera) germanica germanica s.str.
Male adult
CZ, CE Moravia, Zlín; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781)
Female adult
CZ, C Moravia, Přerov; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Cicindela (Cicindela) gallica Brulle, 1834
Male adult
France, Alpes maritimes, St. Martin Vesubie, Valdeboire, 2300 m, B. Thumser leg. 02.07.2013
Copyright © Fabian Bötzl
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
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781)
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko cemetery, on sands, 24.VII.2023, R.Panin leg., L=12 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cylindera (Eugrapha) arenaria viennensis (Schrank, 1781)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko cemetery, on sands, 24.VII.2023, R.Panin leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cicindela (Cicindela) sylvicola Dejean, 1822
Female adult
W Ukraine, Podolian Upland, Gologory range, Mt Khom h=410 m, 49.681278, 24.279111, 16.VI.2025, Ludmyla Panina leg.
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Dryptinae taxon page (8 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
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 (18 photos)
Elaphrus (Elaphroterus) ullrichii W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Male adult
Slovakia
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Elaphrus (Neoelaphrus) uliginosus Fabricius, 1792
Male adult
SK, SC Slovakia, Veľký Krtíš
8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Elaphrus (Elaphroterus) ullrichii W. Redtenbacher, 1842
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Peatbog Bilogorshcha, sandy bank of lake, 3.V.2016, R.Panin leg., L=8,1 мм
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Elaphrus (Elaphroterus) aureus aureus P.W.J. Muller, 1821
Male adult
Germany, Westfalen, Greven-Schmedehausen 14.5.2006 leg. C Kerkering (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Elaphrus (Neoelaphrus) cupreus Duftschmid, 1812
Male adult
NE Kazakhstan, Saur Mt rng., Sargar Mt., 2100m, 12.6.2000 (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) riparius (Linne, 1758) rare color
Female adult
S Siberia, Irkutsk distr., Mamony vill. vic., lake, 11.6.1997, Anichtchenko A. leg & det. (cAA).
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Harpalinae taxon page (141 photos)
Ophonus (Metophonus) gammeli (Schauberger, 1932)
Male adult
Stavropol Reg., env. Zheleznovodsk 1.06.2007 S.Svetlov leg.
male
L=11,0 mm
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
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
Anisodactylus (Pseudanisodactylus) signatus (Panzer, 1796)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Harpalus (Cryptophonus) tenebrosus Dejean, 1829
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Parophonus (Parophonus) mendax (P.Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
Bulgaria. Chernomerets, 24.XI.2006, A. Anichtchenko leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Harpalus (Cryptophonus) melancholicus Dejean, 1829
Male adult
Italy, Patro di Moncalvo (Asti).
Copyright © Gianni Allegro
Bradycellus (Bradycellus) verbasci (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko Cemetery, 3.IX.2014, Panin R. leg. L=5.1 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Bradycellus (Bradycellus) harpalinus (Audinet-Serville, 1821)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko, bank of Natural lake, R.Panin leg., 3.VI.2017, L=4,2 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Harpalus (Acardystus) flavescens (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Holosko, Bryukhovytsʹkyi forest, on the sands, 17.V-25.VI.2024, R.Panin leg., L=13 mm
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Lebiinae taxon page (82 photos)
Dromius (Dromius) fenestratus (Fabricius, 1794)
Male adult
length: 5-6,5 mm
Germania, Bayern, Oberfranken, Selbitz
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2005
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2007
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Dromius (Dromius) quadrimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Male adult
length: 4,3-6,1 mm
Germania, Bayern, Oberfranken, Selbitz
leg.det. U.Schmidt, 2002
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2008
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Masoreus (Masoreus) wetterhallii wetterhallii (Gyllenhal, 1813)
Female adult
CZ, S Moravia; Bzenec
4,5mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Masoreus (Masoreus) wetterhallii wetterhallii (Gyllenhal, 1813)
Male adult
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Philorhizus quadrisignatus Dejean, 1825: 236 (Dromius)
Female adult
W Ukraine, NW Podolian Upland, Lviv city, Vynnykivsky (Big) forest, under bark Acer pseudoplatanus, 16.III.2016, Panin R. leg., L = 4,5 мм,
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Calodromius spilotus (Illiger, 1798)
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, forest Bilogorshcha (W part), under bark Pínus sylvéstris,24.XI.2017, Panin R leg., L= 3.9mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Female adult
Belarus, Brest reg.
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov -
Licininae taxon page (34 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
Licinus (Licinus) cassideus Fabricius, 1792: 148 (Carabus)
Female adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Bakhchisaraysk distr.,near Bogatoe Ushchele vill.04.VIII.2009, Shehovcov A. leg.
female, 17mm
photo & det. Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) vestitus (Paykull, 1790)
Female adult
L=11,9 mm
MOLDOVA, Sakharna settl. Env. 30.VII.2007
leg. & det. Zubov A.
photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
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
Badister (Trimorphus) dorsiger Duftschmid, 1812: 151
Female adult
SC Slovakia, Veľký Krtíš; 6mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Licinus (Neorescius) hoffmannseggii (Panzer, 1803)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) festivus velutinus Duftschmid, 1812: 168
Unsexed
Morocco : Oued Fourat, 13.xi.1960, 16 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
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Loricerinae taxon page (3 photos)
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis pilicornis Fabricius, 1775: 293
Female adult
L=7,4 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow city, East distr., 9/2 Khimushina str., frontgarden, under stone. 17.II.2002
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis (Fabricius, 1775)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov -
Nebriinae taxon page (39 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
Nebria (Alpaeonebria) germarii norica Schauberger, 1927e: 173
Male adult
W Austria, Tyrol, Mt. Kellerjoch h=2050m, VII.2004, Manfed Egger leg.
L=11 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Nebria (Eunebria) jockischi jockischii Sturm, 1815
Male adult
SE France, Alpes-Maritimes, Mt. Col de Turini h=1500m, Graben SW, 18.VIII.2005, Manfred Egger leg.
L= 13 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Leistus (Leistus) piceus piceus Frolich, 1799
Female adult
CZ, NE Moravia, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts.; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Nebria (Eunebria) picicornis picicornis Fabricius, 1801
Male adult
CZ, NE Moravia, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts.; 13mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Nebria (Nebria) dahlii dahilii Duftschmid, 1812: 50
Male adult
NW Slovenia, Trnovski Gozd Mts.; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Nebria (Oreonebria) castanea castanea Bonelli, 1810
Male adult
NW Italy, Piemonte, Cuneo prov., Crissolo env., 17.VI.1989, L. Diotti legю L=10 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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Omophroninae taxon page (1 photos)

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Panagaeinae taxon page (3 photos)
Panagaeus (Panagaeus) bipustulatus Fabricius, 1775: 247
Male adult
L=7,9 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow reg., 1 km to SE from Kolomna city, E coast of the Chernaya river. H=83 m. N55*03.849’ E038*54.133’ 24.VI-1.VII.2005
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko -
Platyninae taxon page (92 photos)
Laemostenus (Antisphodrus) schreibersii (Kuster, 1846)
Female adult
NE Italy, Belluno reg., Cansiglio, Val Di Piera, 12.V-22.IX. 2007, Manfed Egger leg.
L=14.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Limodromus longiventris (Mannerheim, 1825)
Female adult
NW Ukraine, Volhynia, Kovel distr., Turiysk vill., bank of Turija River, <br /> 5.VIII.2012, Voyko P. leg./det. I.Solodovnikov<br /> L=14 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Calathus (Neocalathus) metallicus metallicus Dejean, 1828
Male adult
NW Slovakia, Malá Fatra; 12mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Calathus (Neocalathus) ambiguus ambiguus Paykull, 1790: 130
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) terricola terricola (Herbst, 1784)
Female adult
Belarus, Vitebsk reg., Vitebsk distr., vill. Novoselki
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Calathus (Neocalathus) cinctus Motschulsky, 1850
Male adult
Italy, Calabria, Cosenza, Amendolara 7.11.2024 (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Pterostichinae taxon page (211 photos)
Pterostichus (Calopterus) pilosus (Host, 1789)
Male adultUkrainian Carpathians,
Transcarpathian Reg., Rakhov Distr., Chornohora range h~1850m, 29.VI-28.VII.2007, Panin R. leg.
male,18 mm.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Pterostichus (Calopterus) pilosus pilosus s.str.
Female adult
CZ; NE Moravia, Štramberk; 15mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Pterostichus (Calopterus) pilosus pilosus (Host, 1789)
Male adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians,, Chornagora Mt Range, h=2000m, alpin zone, 11.VI-1.IX.2015, Panin R. leg 16 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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 (Zezea) fulvipes (Audinet-Serville, 1821)
Male adult
NW Greece, Ioannina env., Kalpaki, 2.6.2008 (DUBC). det. Anichtchenko A. 2022. 11 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Abax (Abax) beckenhauptii (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male adult
Slovenia, Ljubliana, Otave 700m, 7.1995 (cAA) 15mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pterostichus (Melanius) elongatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
Female adult
Marruecos, Gada de Debdou, 9.6.1993 (cAA)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pterostichus (Adelosia) macer (Marsham, 1802)
Male adult
Latvia, Kuldiga Co. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Scaritinae taxon page (18 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
Dyschirius (Dyschirius) obscurus (Gyllenhal, 1827)
Female adult
Voronezh Reg., Gribanovo Distr., Tellerman, right bank of Khoper River 18.VIII.2010 leg. A.Zaitsev
L=3.5 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Dyschiriodes (Dyschiriodes) agnatus Motschulsky, 1844: 79
Male adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians, Lviv reg., Stryi distr., near Rozgirche vill., bank of Stryi river, 18.VI.2021, D.&O. Khrapov leg./det. R. Panin L=5mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov -
Trechinae taxon page (145 photos)
Bembidion (Diplocampa) fumigatum (Duftschmid, 1812)
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Chlorodium) pygmaeum ab. bilunulatum Bielz, 1852
Male adult
N Moravia, Týn nad Bečvou; 2,5mm. det. J. Coulon, 2015
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Trechus (Trechus) alpicola alpicola Sturm, 1825: 93
Male adult
CZ, W Bohemia, Šumava Mts.; 3,5mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Patrobus assimilis Chaudoir, 1844
Female adult
CZ, N Bohemia; Krušné Hory Mts., Výsluní; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Bembidion (Eupetedromus) dentellum (Thunberg, 1787)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Ocydromus) transsylvanicum Bielz, 1852
Male adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians, Transcarpathian Reg., Marmarosh Mts., near Lug vill., bank of Kuziy (Kizi) stream, 400m, 26.IV.2014, Panin R. & Kanarsky Yu. leg. L= 5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Odontium (Odontium) striatum (Fabricius, 1792)
Female adult
Latvia, Dunava
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko

