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)
Calosoma (Callisphaena) reticulatum reticulatum s.str.
Female adult
Germania, or. DDR, Bezirk Frankfurt, 24.V.1989
female, 25 mm
photo & det. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Carabus (Morphocarabus) scheidleri scheidleri Panzer, 1799
Male adult
Carabus (Morphocarabus) scheidleri scheidleri Panzer, 1799
S.Bohemia,
Hluboka nad Vltavou, 24.VI-18.VII.1990, S. Budka leg.
male, 27mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Carabus) arvensis arvensis Herbst, 1784
Male adult
W. Ukraine , NW. Podolian, Lviv reg., Nikolaev distr., near Krasiv vill., 9.II.08, Panin R. leg. L=17mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Platycarabus) creutzeri kircheri Germar, 1824
Male+Female adult
NE-Italy, Veneto Reg., Belluno, Forcella Lavardet h=2000m, VII.2002, I.Rapuzzi leg.
female, 24 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Carabus (Oreocarabus) carinthiacus Sturm, 1815
Female adult
NW Slovenia, Trnovski Gozd; 24 mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Carabus (Diocarabus) linnaei linnaei Panzer, 1812
Male adult
W.UKRAINE, Lviv Reg., NE Carpathians, Skolivski Beskidy Mts. Zelemyanka Mt. Rng h=600m, 15.VII-12VIII.2014, Panin R. leg. L=19 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linne, 1758
Male adult
Italy: Abruzzo, Pallano, h = 1000m, 18.06.1993, leg. Facovone
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linne, 1758
Male adult
Italy: Abruzzo, Pallano, h = 1000m, 18.06.1993, leg. Facovone
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
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 (Morphocarabus) scheidleri bergeri Peeters & I.Rapuzzi, 2025
Male adult
W-Austria,Tyrol, Vergötschen (Kaunertal), Feichten, h= 1300 m 11.VIII.2024, M.Egger leg. L=26 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).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Harpalinae taxon page (138 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
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) flavicollis (Sturm, 1825)
Male adult
L=3,6 mm
RUSSIA, Moscow reg., Orekhovo-Zuevskiy reg., 3 km to S from Anciferovo settl., grassland. 16.V.2001
leg., det. & photo - Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Harpalus (Cephalophonus) cephalotes Fairmaire & Laboulbene, 1854
Male adult
SE Bulgaria, Primorsko; 16mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Harpalus (Harpalus) caspius (as roubali Schauberger, 1928)
Male adult
Moravia, Kobylí; 11 mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Ophonus (Hesperophonus) azureus (Fabricius, 1775)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Trichotichnus (Trichotichnus) laevicollis (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male 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
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
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 (78 photos)
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
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
Cymindis (Menas) miliaris (Fabricius, 1801)
Female adult
SE Slovakia, Slovenský kras; 10,5mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Demetrias (Aetophorus) imperialis Germar, 1824
Male adult
CZ, N Moravia; Hustopeče n. B., 4,5mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Dromius (Dromius) quadraticollis A.Morawitz, 1862
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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
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
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
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Licininae taxon page (34 photos)
Oodes helopioides helopioides (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
W. UKRAINE,
Ternopol Reg., Pidvolochisk distr., forest Bogdanivskyi, 24.V-15.VI.08 Panin R. leg.
long =9.5 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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) tibialis Dejean, 1826: 352
Male adult
W Ukraine,
Lviv Reg., Zhydahciv distr., near Borodchytsi vill., the bank of Dniester river, 11-13.VIII.2010
Panin.R. leg.
male, 12mm
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
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
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)
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
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
Leistus (Leistus) piceus piceus Frolich, 1799
Female adult
CZ, NE Moravia, Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts.; 9mm
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 (89 photos)
Agonum (Olisares) lugens (Duftschmid, 1812)
Male adult
Volgograd Reg., Pallasovka Distr., N shore of Elton Lake, right bank of Khara River 3.V.2009 leg.K.Makarov
8.8 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Sphodrus leucophthalmus Linne, 1758
Female adult
W Austria, Hall in Tirol, 11.IV.1952, Richler leg.
L=26 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
Calathus (Neocalathus) cinctus Motschulsky, 1850
Male adult
Italy, Calabria, Cosenza, Amendolara 7.11.2024 (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko -
Pterostichinae taxon page (170 photos)
Pterostichus (Feronidius) melas (Creutzer, 1799)
Male adultW-Ukraine,
Lviv Region, Zolochiv distr., near Gologirky, in steppe, 16-29.V.2007 Panin R. leg.
long-17mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Amara (Paracelia) quenseli Schonherr, 1806
Male adultCanada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Pterostichus (Oreophilus) variolatus variolatus Dejean, 1828
Male adult
S Slovenia, Ilirska Bistrica, Snežnik Mts,15-28.VI.2009, Manfred Egger leg.
L=19 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
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
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
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 -
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 (135 photos)
Bembidion (Chlorodium) pygmaeum ab. bilunulatum Bielz, 1852
Male adult
N Moravia, Týn nad Bečvou; 2,5mm. det. J. Coulon, 2015
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Bembidion (Semicampa) schueppelii Dejean, 1831
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Bembidion (Notaphus) obliquum Sturm 1825: 160
Male adult
Russia, Ивановская обл., Пестяковский р-н, окр. дер. Пурежка, бер. р. Лух 24-25.VI.2011 М. Смирнов. Фотография с сайта www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор - М.Э. Смирнов
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Bembidion (Bembidionetolitzkya) conforme Dejean, 1831
Male adult
W Ukraine, NE Carpathians, Tiachiv distr., h~400 m, bank of stream Mala Ugolka, 23.VI.2016, Panin R. leg.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Bembidion (Bembidion) humerale humerale Sturm, 1825: 176
Female adult
W Ukraine, Lviv city, Landscape Reserve “Peatbog Bilogorshcha” NW part, 17.IV-10.VII.2018, Panin R. leg., L =2.95 mm
Copyright © Denis Khrapov
Bembidion (Princidium) punctulatum Drapiez, 1820
Male adult
Pechoro-Ilychskii N.P. (Печеро-Илычский зап)
Copyright © Kirill Makarov

