Carabidae image gallery
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Brachininae taxon page (2 photos)

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Carabinae taxon page (7 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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Cicindelidae incertae sedis taxon page (63 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
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Eurymorpha cyanipes Hope, 1838
Male adult
length: 14 mm
Namibia, Swakopmund
leg. U.Schmidt, 1994; det. J.Genert, 2007
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2007
Copyright © U.Schmidt
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
Copyright © Peter Schüle
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)
Netrodera formicaria damarensis Kuntzen, 1919
Male adult
SW Africa, Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe)
100 miles W Ohopobo 12-13.6.51
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
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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Dendrocellus viridipennis Hope, 1842
Male adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W. det. S. Facchini, 2017
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Anthia (Termophilum) ovampoa Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
C-Namibia, Otjozondjuba Region, 28 km E Otavi town, h = 1400 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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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Harpalinae taxon page (24 photos)
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
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Siopelus (Laparhetes) gracilis (Harold, 1879)
Female adult
ZAMBIA, 19./30.XI.14 NW Province\ Chimfunsi Wildlifereserve\ P. Schüle leg.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Platymetopus figuratus figuratus
Female adult
RSA. (cAA). det. S. Facchini 2024
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Meroctenus (Xenodochus) melanarius (Boheman, 1848)
Female adult
RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, uPhongolo Municipalit, near Pongolopoort Dam 27°23'26"S 31°54'37"E 26-27.I.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Progonochaetus (Progonochaetus) moestus (Chaudoir, 1878)
Male adult
RSA, KwaZulu-Natal, uPhongolo Municipalit, near Pongolopoort Dam 27°23'26"S 31°54'37"E 26-27.I.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan
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Lebiinae taxon page (41 photos)
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
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
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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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Omophroninae taxon page (23 photos)

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Panagaeinae taxon page (10 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.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Epomis) simba Alluaud, 1929
Female adult
Botswana,12.1.2010, nr. Kazangula . P. Schüle det.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
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)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
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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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