Carabidae image gallery
-
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 (177 photos)
Carabus (Chrysocarabus) auronitens auronitens Fabricius, 1792
Female adult
NE-FRANCE,
Lorraine Reg., Moselle, 15.II.2010, Pascal Stefani leg.
female, 26 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Morphocarabus) monilis (as dupeuxi Deuve, 1974)
Male+Female adult
France,
Charente, Foret de Braconne VII.1998, Laforgue leg.
famale, 27mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Platycarabus) irregularis irregularis Fabricius, 1792
Male adult
NE-Italy,
Friuli Reg., Udine, Carnia, Pierabech h~1100m, I.Rapuzzi leg.
male, 23 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Platycarabus) fabricii fabricii (as feichtauensis Müller & Sach, 1999)
Male adult
NC Austria, E-Alps, Windischgarsten, Mt Hoher Nock, VII.2004, Manfred Egger leg.
L=18 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Oreocarabus) carinthiacus Sturm, 1815
Male adult
NE-Italy, Bolzano, Brenner, Zirog h=2000 m, 26.VII.1992, Manfred Egger leg.
L=20 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Eucarabus) ulrichi rhilensis (as stussineri Géhin, 1885)
Male adult
W Croatia, Ivanščica Mts , Ivanec, 24.VI-7.VII.2006, Krause Rene leg.
L=29 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Pachystus) hungaricus hungaricus Fabricius, 1792
Male adult
Czech, S Moravia, Pouzdrany, 8,VIII.2005, V. Slovak lgt.
L=27 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Megodontus) violaceus germarii Sturm, 1815
Male adult
N Italy, Trent, Ampola, Mt. Tremalzo h=1700m, 3-13.VI.2010, Manfred Egger leg.
29 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 (Morphocarabus) scheidleri bergeri Peeters & I.Rapuzzi, 2025
Endophallus
W-Austria,Tyrol, Vergötschen (Kaunertal), Feichten, h= 1300 m
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
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.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
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
-
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).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
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
Bradycellus (Bradycellus) caucasicus Chaudoir, 1846: 187 (Acupalpus)
Male adult
L=4,0 mm
RUSSIA, Tver reg., Likhoslavlskiy distr., Domanikha village, in the garden, in soil. H=160 m. N57*13.629’ E035*45.675’ 21.VII.2005
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Pangus scaritides (Sturm, 1818)
Male adult
SK, S Slovakia, Velké Kosihy; 8mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Harpalus (Harpalus) solitaris Dejean, 1829a: 337
Female adult
W-Ukraine, Transcarpathian reg., Chornagora Massif, 8 km NE Bohdan vill., h=800m, 9-29.VI..2014, Panin R. leg. L=10.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Parophonus (Parophonus) mendax (P.Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
Bulgaria. Chernomerets, 24.XI.2006, A. Anichtchenko leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ophonus (Incisophonus) incisus (Dejean, 1829)
Female adult
France Gard dep., Nimes 3.11.2013 (cAA) 14 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Ophonus (Metophonus) rupicola (Sturm, 1818)
Male adult
Russia, NW Caucasus, Krasnodar reg., Taman env., 23.4.2000 (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
Harpalus (Acardystus) flavescens (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
Male adult
Image from Kataev, 2023
Copyright © - - - -
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
Lebia (Lebia) trimaculata (Villers, 1789)
Male adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Simpheropil, 1-20.VI.2009, Shaporiskiy V. leg.
L.= 5.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Odacantha (Odacantha) melanura Linne, 1767
Male adult
Moskow Reg., Istra Distr., env. Polevstschina Vill. 15.VI.2006 Konoshenko leg.
L=7.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Lebia (Lebia) marginata (Geoffroy, 1785)
Male adult
N Caucasus, Karachay-Cherkessia, Zelenchuk Distr., env. Nizhnyi Arkhyz, Pastukhova Mt., h~1000 13-20.VI.2009 leg. S.Dementiev & T.Repina
3.8 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Cymindis (Cymindis) angularis Gyllenhal, 1810: 173
Male adult
L=7,5 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow reg., Lukhovitskiy distr., Beloomut settl. env, mixed forest, under bark. 21.IV.2007
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Paradromius (Paradromius) longiceps (Dejean, 1826)
Female adult
W-Ukraine, Lviv Reg., Mykolaiv distr., SE of Veryn vill., bank of Oxbow Dniester riv. winkler extractor, 01.II.2020, Khrapov D. leg. L=6,2 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Demetrias (Demetrias) atricapillus (Linne, 1758)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv reg., Zhovkva distr., Dobrosyn vill., Winkler extractor, 10.I.2021, D.Khrapov leg./ R.Panin det., L= 5.0mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
-
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
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) festivus velutinus Duftschmid, 1812: 168
Unsexed
Morocco : Oued Fourat, 13.xi.1960, 16 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tibialis Dejean, 1826 (aberrant)
Male adult
W Ukraine, Lviv Region, Zhydahciv distr., Borodchytsi vill., bank of Dniester river, 16.VI.2012, R Panin leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin -
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 palustris Duftschmid, 1812
Male adult
Moskow Reg., Istra Distr., E shore of Istrinskoe Reserv., Novorakovo Vill.29.VIII.2004 K.Makarov leg.
L=4.7 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Leistus (Leistus) ferrugineus Linne, 1758
Male adult
Moskow Reg., Istra Distr., E shore of Istrinskoe Reserv., Novorakovo Vill. 16.IX.2007 K.Makarov leg.
L=6.8 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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 (Nebria) hellwigii hellwigii Panzer, 1803
Male adult
NE Italy, Bolzano reg., Zirog, Mt. Schlüsseljoch, VII.1988, Manfed Egger leg.
L=13 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
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
-
Omophroninae taxon page (1 photos)

-
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)
Paranchus albipes (Fabricius, 1796)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
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
Paranchus albipes (Fabricius, 1796)
Male adult
W. UKRAINE
Lviv city, park Znesinnja 16.IV.2008, leg. Panin R.
8mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Olisthopus rotundatus rotundatus (Paykull, 1790)
Male adult
L=7,8 mm<br /> RUSSIA, Tver reg., Likhoslavlskiy distr., 400 m to N from Domanikha village, road border. H=161 m. N57*13.755’ E035*45.435’ 4-8.IX.2006 <br /> leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
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
Agonum (Olisares) hypocrita (Apfelbeck, 1904)
Male adult
NW-Ukraine, Polesia, Volhynia, Lyubeshiv Distr., Buchyn vill, swamped pinewood, «Selysko», 14.IX-17.X.2017, Kanarsky Yu. leg./det.Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
-
Pterostichinae taxon page (211 photos)
Amara (Celia) brunnea Gyllenhal, 1810
Male adultJewish Aut. Reg., Obluchie Distr., 3-5 km upper Radde Vill. on Lagar Riv., fores 27.07.2004 I.Melnik leg.
L=6.0
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Poecilus (Poecilus) punctulatus (Schaller, 1783)
Male adult
CZ, S Moravia, Čejč; 13mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Amara (Amara) saphyrea Dejean, 1828: 463
Female adult
S Slovakia, Štúrovo; 9mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Pterostichus (Calopterus) pilosus pilosus s.str.
Female adult
CZ; NE Moravia, Štramberk; 15mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Pedius inquinatus (Sturm, 1824)
Female adult
Italia, Basilicata (Matera), Foce Fiume Sinni, II.1979
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Pterostichus (Bothriopterus) oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787)
Male adult
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Pterostichus (Platypterus) panzeri (Panzer, 1803)
Female adult
Austria, 47.32N 14.30E, path to Sparafeld Mt, 18.6.2017, L. Minkina leg (cAA) 14 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Abax (Abax) exaratus (Dejean, 1828)
Male adult
Italy, Piemonte, Oropa (BI), lago Mucrone 24.6.2004, 1900m, leg. Angelini (cAA) 14 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Abax (Abax) beckenhauptii (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male adult
Slovenia, Ljubliana, Otave 700m, 7.1995 (cAA) 15mm
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 (146 photos)
Bembidion (Philochthus) inoptatum Schaum, 1857a: 149
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Eupetedromus) dentellum (Thunberg, 1787)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Sinechostictus (Sinechostictus) ruficornis Sturm, 1825
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Philochthus) cf. neresheimeri J. Muller, 1929
Female adult
Ивановская обл., г. Иваново, парк, 1905 г., 29.05.2014, М. Смирнов leg.; det. K.Makarov. Image from www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Anophthalmus gobanzi gobanzi Ganglbauer, 1911: 237 (Trechus)
Female adult
Austria, Carinthia, Vellachtal, Paulitschsattel env., 3.VI. 1989, M. Egger leg. L=4 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin

