Carabidae image gallery
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Anthiinae taxon page (40 photos)
Netrodera formicaria damarensis Kuntzen, 1919
Male adult
SW Africa, Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe)
100 miles W Ohopobo 12-13.6.51
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Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni andersoni Chaudoir, 1861
Male adult
L=51 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
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Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=40 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Cypholoba kavanaughi Basilewsky, 1983
Male adult
Angola, N of Caconda, 8.XI.2011, P. Schüle leg.
Photo: Peter Schüle
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni crudelis Harold, 1878
Unsexed
Congo : Kwango, P. Bicbuyck, 46 mm, Coll. RBINS
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Anthia (Termophilum) ovampoa Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
C-Namibia, Otjozondjuba Region, 28 km E Otavi town, h = 1400 m
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Triaenogenius (Triaenogenius) lugubrinus (Boheman, 1860)
Male adult
SW Africa, Kaokoveld, Sanitatas abr 85 miles WSW Ohopoho 14-16.6.1951 Swedish Sout Africa Expedition (cAA) 18 mm
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Anthia (Termophilum) machadoi mateusi Schüle, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
ANGOLA, 29.2.2024 Namibe\ Prov., 22km N Bentiaba\ 14°04‘45.77‘‘S 12°24‘25.06‘‘E\ P. und V. Schüle leg.\\ Holotype\ Anthia (Termophilum)\ machadoi mateusi ssp. nov.\ P. Schüle det. 2024” [red label] (Peter Schüle, private collection).
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Brachininae taxon page (2 photos)

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Carabinae taxon page (5 photos)
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
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Calosoma (Ctenosta) planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
C Tanzania, Chikuyu, Dodoma, 1.2015 (DUBC)
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Cicindelinae taxon page (62 photos)
Habrodera nitidula nitidula s.str.
Female adult
length: 11 mm
Senegal, M`Bour
leg. U.Schmidt, 1991; det. J.Gebert, 2007
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2008
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Eurymorpha cyanipes Hope, 1838
Male adult
length: 14 mm
Namibia, Swakopmund
leg. U.Schmidt, 1994; det. J.Genert, 2007
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2007
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Calomera aulica aulica s.str.
Male adult
Oman, Dhofar, Jabal al Qamar, 5 km NE Dhalqut, 16°43'22.48’’N 53°16’27.26’’E, 22.9.2011, Richard Ambrus lgt.
11 mm
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Megacephala (Megacephala) regalis regalis
Male adult
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 100km SW of Gobabis tn., Kalahari desert, h=1465m, S22˚42'34'', E18˚06'13'', 12-17.12.2010, Leg. Vashchenko S. 27 мм.
Copyright © Sergey Kakunin
Eurymorpha cyanipes Hope, 1838
Female adult
Namibia, Khomas reg., 100 km SW Gobabis, XI.2010. Фотография с сайта zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera. Автор - М.Э. Смирнов
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
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 (Monelica) vicina vicina
Male adult
Benin, N of Natitingou, 9.2 mm. Image from ARNOŠT KUDRNA & PHILIPPE LE GALL, 2014
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Prothymidia angusticollis angusticollis
Female adult
Tanzanie, Kibati Vill., Diangara, XII.2013. det. Anichtchenko A, 2017
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Cicindela (Epitrichodes) villosa Putzeys, 1880
Female adult
Angola, 70 km S Calconda, 7.XI.2011, leg. G. Werner (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Cicindela (Trichotaenia) nzingae Oesterle, Serrano & Capela, 2015 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Angola (BIÉ), 17 km ESE Cachingues 1654 m alt., 281, 16.XI. 2013, DO, A. Oesterle leg. (SMNS). Image from Oesterle, Serrano & Capela, 2015
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Dromica (Foveodromica) silvatica Schüle, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
Angola, 3.XII.12 Cuanza Sul \ Prov. 8 km W of Calulo \ 14°29'57''E, 09°59'51''S \ P. Schüle leg. -16- \\ Holotype \ Dromica silvatica spec. nov. \ P. Schüle det. 2013 [red card] (PSC, to be deposited in ZSM).
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Dromica (Foveodromica) huilaensis Schüle, 2017 Paratype
Female adult
Angola, Huila Prov., 3,5 km SW Negola
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Lophyra (Stenolophyra) infuscatula (W.Horn, 1915)
Male adult
République Démocratique du Congo, Katanga, Zilo, Décembre 1982.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Prothyma (Prothyma) quadripustulata Boheman, 1848
Male adult
RSA KwaZulu-Natal, SW Magudu, 27.34S 31.35W, 4.1.2009 (cAA) 9.5 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta intermediola (W.Horn, 1921)
Female adult
RSA, Maloti-Drakensberg NP, path to ferm Forest at Oqualweni river,3.12.2023, L. Minkina leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
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Ctenodactylinae taxon page (1 photos)

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Dryptinae taxon page (4 photos)
Dendrocellus viridipennis Hope, 1842
Male adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W. det. S. Facchini, 2017
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Harpalinae taxon page (20 photos)
Loxoncus (Loxoncus) velox (Dejean, 1829)
Female adult
Sénégal, Niokolo Koba Simenti, piège lumineux, 11/10/2010, Pascal Deschamps coll.
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Parophonus (Hyparpalus) holosericeus (Dejean, 1829)
Female adult
Sénégal, Nianing, piège lumineux, 18/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Bradybaenus opulentus Boheman, 1848
Female adult
NAMIBIA, Oshana reg., 67,5 km NNW from Outjo, Toshari Lodge territory, H=1205 m S19°33.390' E15°52.679' 2-5.XII.2012 leg. E.Shankhiza
L=12.0 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
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
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
Stenolophus (Egadroma) elegantulus (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
4,3 mm; Kenya, Tsavo National Park, Voi Lodge, 500-600 m leg. U.Schmidt, 25.XI.1991; Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016 det. Peter Schüle, 2019
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Ooidius dorsiger (Klug, 1853)
Female adult
11,3 mm. Namibia, Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo, 1400 m, leg. U.Schmidt, 19.III.1994; det. M.Baehr, 2014. Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
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Parasiopelus ornatus (Peringuey, 1892)
Male adult
Zimbabwe, Masvingo province, 95km NE Beitbridge, Bubi river, 21*42S 30*29E, 12-27.XII.2005. det. P. Schule
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Siopelus (Africobatus) harpaloides (Guerin-Meneville, 1847)
Male adult
RSA, Transvaal, Louis Trichardt, 17-19.I.1999. S. Facchini det. 2003 ; 7mm
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Siopelus (Laparhetes) gracilis (Harold, 1879)
Female adult
ZAMBIA, 19./30.XI.14 NW Province\ Chimfunsi Wildlifereserve\ P. Schüle leg.
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Platymetopus figuratus figuratus
Female adult
RSA. (cAA). det. S. Facchini 2024
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Lebiinae taxon page (39 photos)
Graphipterus hammondi Basilewsky, 1977
Male adult
Botswana, 20 km SSW Gaborone, 23 oct. 1988 R. D. Ward coll. (det. Lorenz W. as atrimedius). det. R. Sciaky, 2021
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Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
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Somotrichus unifasciatus (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Schitomir, B. Sokanovsky leg.
photo & det. Anichtchenko A. 2010
coll. Zoological Museum of Moscow
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Lebia (Nematopeza) verisimilis Barker, 1919
Male adult
W Ethiopia, Kaffa province, 40 km W Bonga, 9-10.04.2007, 1850m, A. Kudrna jr. leg.
7 mm
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Cymindoidea virgulifera Chaudoir, 1875
Male adult
Mozambique, Sofala Province, Gorongosa res., 18-19.XII.2005
det. P. Schule 2009
13 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calleida (Stenocallida) fasciata Dejean & Boisduval, 1829
Male adult
Sénégal, environs de Thivaouabe, battage 26/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Cylindrocranius rufulus Chaudoir, 1878
Male adult
NAMIBIA, 3.1.2012, Otjozondjupa, nr Rundu, P. Schüle det.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Velindopsis panagaeoides Burgeon, 1937
Female adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W, 10-11.III.2010. 4.5 mm det. A. Anichtchenko, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Neocoptodera (Coptodrella) cf. similata (Hansen, 1968)
Female adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W, 15.3.2010. det. S. Facchini, 2017
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Dontolobus aemiliae Facchini, 2012 Paratype
Female adult
Zambia, Mpongwe, 13.XII.2002 (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Anomotarus (Dromiotes) maculipennis (Mateu, 1970)
Male adult
Mozambique, Sofala prov., 15km S Condue riv. Chiniziua, 193m 4-5.12.2006 (cAA) 5 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calleida (Stenocallida) ruficollis (Fabricius, 1801)
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 23-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Female adult
Belarus, Brest reg.
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Lebia (Lebia) vaciva Peringuey, 1899
Male adult
RSA, Limpopo pr., E Mokopane, Tiveka Game lodge, 24.1035S 29.2324E, 17.12.2023 Bednarik leg. 5mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Coptodera (Coptoderinella) congoana Burgeon, 1937
Male adult
Gabon E., Ogooué-Ivindo Prov., Makokou 7.7 km SW Ivindo NP, Ipassa forest research station, 0°30’52N, 12°48’21E, 18-19.VI.2016, 520m, edge of secondary lowland rainforest, MV light, leg. D. Telnov
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Licininae taxon page (39 photos)
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.
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Chlaenius (Epomis) simba Alluaud, 1929
Female adult
Botswana,12.1.2010, nr. Kazangula . P. Schüle det.
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Chlaenius (Chlaeniostenus) euryscopus Bates, 1886
Female adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 7.5km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E 24-25.6.2016 light trap D. Telnov. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
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Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Russia: Astrakhan reg.: B.Bolkhuny (vall. riv. Akkhtuba)
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Omophroninae taxon page (23 photos)

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Orthogoniinae taxon page (1 photos)

- Panagaeinae taxon page (6 photos)
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Paussinae taxon page (25 photos)
Heteropaussus trapezicollis (Wasmann, 1922)
Male adult
Zambia<br /> photo S.Krejcik<br /> det. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Stanislav Krejcik
Sphaerostylus (Afrozaena) luteus (Hope, 1842)
Male adult
Congo det. Anichtchenko A. 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) cf vanrooni Wasmann, 1922
Male adult
Namibia, prov. Karas, 11km N Karasburg, 27*55'08S 18*45'46E, 3.4.2017 6.5 mm; det. P. Nagel 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Paussus (Shuckardipaussus) curtisii Westwood, 1864
Unsexed
Image from Robertson and Moore, 2016
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Paussus (Klugipaussus) cf klugii Westwood, 1838
Unsexed
Image from Robertson and Moore, 2016
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Platyninae taxon page (1 photos)

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Pterostichinae taxon page (2 photos)
Abacetus (Abacetillus) flavipes C.G.Thomson, 1858
Unsexed
Cote d'Ivoire, 17 kilometers northwest Abidjan, 5.47172, -4.20311, 8 Oct 1971Gruwell, J. A.; det. Straneo
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Scaritinae taxon page (7 photos)
Scarites (Scarites) linearis Boheman, 1848
Male adult
35 mm
Namibia, Omaruru, 1200 m
leg. U.Schmidt, 1994; det. P.Bulirsch, 2010
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Afrosyleter angolensis Bulirsch & Magrini, 2018 Holotype
Male adult
Angola: Riv. Tshikapa / 50 km S.O. de Dundo / vii.1948 / A. de Barros Machado // 880.2.13, (MRAC).
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Trechinae taxon page (6 photos)
Tachyura ascendens (Alluaud, 1917)
Female adult
TANZANIA, Kilimanjaro, Nkuansa, grassland,1660m, 3.7.2011, R. Felix det. as Elaphropus (Tachyura) exiguus (BOHEMAN 1848)
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