Carabidae image gallery
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Bascanini taxon page (2 photos)
Bascanus gracilis Peringuey, 1896
Male adult
South Africa, 15 km E Vryheit 26.1.2008 P.Schule leg.
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Brachygnathini taxon page (20 photos)
Brachygnathus angusticollis Burmeister
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Kanindeyu, Armisticio, S24.34 W54.32 26-30.XI.2009
leg. U.Drechsel
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
23 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachygnathus festivus (Dejean & Boisduval, 1830)
Female adult
Argentina, Cordoba province, h = 1000 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Brachygnathus festivus (Dejean & Boisduval, 1830)
Male adult
Argentina, Cordoba province, h = 1000 m
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Chaetogenyini taxon page (2 photos)
Chaetogenys straneoi Emden, 1958
Female adult
Paraguay, Chaco bajo, Prov. Presidente Hayes, Pozo Colorado env., 25-26.10.2009, Barries, Cate & Nagy leg.
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
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Chlaeniini taxon page (1266 photos)
Chlaenius (Turanochlaenius) semicyaneus Solsky, 1874
Male adult
Kirgizstan, Centr. Tian-Shan, Suzak distr., Kugart riv., Kugart pass.
9.VI.1995 A.Petrov leg.
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Chlaenius (Prochlaeniellus) limbipennis Boheman, 1860
Male adult
S Africa, Cape prov., 10 miles W Kakamas, 10.XI.1950 Nº 43, Swedish South Africa Expedition 1950-1951, Brinck – Rudebeck<br /> 11 mm<br /> photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Naelichus) stschukini Menetries, 1837
Female adult
Tuva, Ka-Khem Distr., env. Buren-Bai-Khaak Vill., valley of Buren Riv., h~1200 1.V-29.V.2001 S.Vastschenko leg.
L=12.7 mm
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 (Amblygenius) laetus (Fabricius, 1794)
Male adult
South Africa, Western Cape, near Ceres, E. Kirschenhofer det., © P. Schüle
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Goniodinodes) howa Kunckel dHerculais, 1891
Female adult
MADAGASCAR, Tulear Prov., nr. Tsimanampetsotsa NP, P. Schüle det.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Pleroticus) rhodesianus Basilewsky, 1949 Paratype
Male adult
MRAC
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Afrochlaenius) acutecostatus Alluaud, 1933
Male adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E 16.6.2016 D. Telnov. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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Dercylini taxon page (9 photos)
Dercylus s.str.
Male adult
Peru, Madre de Dios Dep., 12°28'S 69°01'W, Rio Madre de Dios, ~30 km W Puerto MAldonado City 5-10.XII.1997 P.Oudovichenko leg.
L=14 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Dercylus (Licinodercylus) nodosus Moret In Moret & Bousquet, 1995 Paratype
Male adult
Ecuador, Provincia Zamora-Chinchipe, Valladolid, 2200 m, 20.VII.1988, P. Moret leg.
Copyright © Pierre Moret
Dercylus (Dercylus) steinbachi Kuntzen, 1912
Female adult
Paraguay San Pedro Puerto Rosario. 21mm det. A. Cicchino, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Systolocranius curtus Basilewsky, 1949
Male adult
Kenya, Kibwezi, Tsavo Park, 1300m, XII.1989, Werner leg.; 20mm (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dercylus (Licinodercylus) catequili Giraldo-Mendoza, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
PERU, Cajamarca, Hualgayoc, Cerro Coymolache, 06°46'45.52"S, 78°36'57.97"W, 3500m, Puna grassland, pitfall traps, XI-2014, R. Sánchez coll. (MEKRB). Image from Giraldo-Mendoza, 2021
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Oodini taxon page (79 photos)
Lachnocrepis parallela Say, 1830
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Thaioodes piceus Gueorguiev, 2014 Holotype
Male adult
"Nordost Thailand Khon Kaen lux 23.11.1980 leg. S.Saowakontha” [printed, white], “HOLOTYPE Thaioodes gen. nov. piceus sp. nov. B.Guéorguiev des. 2014” [printed, red] (MNHUB).
Copyright © Borislav Gueorguiev
Pseudosphaerodes sphaerodoides (Alluaud, 1917)
Female adult
Ivory Coast, West Mt Tonkou, V-VI.2000. det. P. Schule
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachyodes similatus (Boheman, 1848)
Female adult
RSA, North West prov., Vaal river, 1250m, W of Bothaville, 22.12.2007. 9 mm.; det. B. Gueorguiev
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Trichopalpoodes hiekei Gueorguiev & Schmidt, 2016 Paratype
Female adult
S-Thailand, Betong Gunung Gang dun vill Yala dist. IV-1993 leg. Strand (cSF).
Copyright © Joachim Schmidt
Adelopomorpha tuberculata Will & Guéorguiev, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
NEW CALEDONIA Mt. Do 0.5km below summit, 28Jan2004G.B.Monteith// QM berleseate 1111 21°45'Sx166°00'E, rainforest, 950 m, sieved litter (MNHN). Image from Will & Guéorguiev, 2021
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Coptocarpus erwini Will & Guéorguiev, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
NEW CALEDONIA 11138 21°53'S x166°24'E,1400m Mt. Humboldt, moss forest, 6–7 Nov2002, Monteith & Burwell, pyreth, trees & logs (MNHN). Image from Will & Guéorguiev, 2021
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Stenoodes jeanneli Basilewsky, 1953 Holotype
Male adult
Image from Gueorguiev & Will, 2025
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Oodinus dessangesi Lemaire & Touroult, 2026 Holotype
Male adult
Guadeloupe, Les Abymes, forêt marécageuse de Belle Plaine, 16.2957N 61.5293W, collecteur PVB, 23-25/05/2025, B. Dessanges leg. (MNHN).
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Panagaeini taxon page (237 photos)
Cintaroa aptera Kasahara, 1989
Male adult
CHINA, Taiwan, Gaoxiong, Taoyuan, Tengzhi;
2008.V.24; Lin W.X. coll.;
photo & det. Shi, 2009; body length=16mm
Copyright © Hongliang Shi
Dischissus mirandus Bates, 1873: 244
Male adult
Collection ground Tsushima, Nagasaki pref. 34430
(C) Working Group for Biological Indicator Ground Beetles Database, Japan
Prohibited secondary use of all data
Copyright © Katsuro Yahiro
Microcosmodes symei (Murray, 1857)
Female adult
Sénégal, M’Bour, piège lumineux 24/09/2009, Pascal Deschamps coll.
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Craspedophorus bouvieri bouvieri (Alluaud, 1915) (as Eudema decorsei)
Female adult
Central African Republic, Fort Crampel. Image from: Mal, N., Drumont, A., Kerkhof, S. & P. Grootaert, 2012. Pictorial beetle collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. det. M. Häckel, 2017
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Euschizomerus devagiriensis Jithmon & Sabu, 2018 Holotype
Female adult
India: Kerala: Calicut Dt., Devagiri (11°15'50.2"N 75°50'30.0"E), 25.V.2017, light, Divya M. (ZSI-Ca.)
Copyright © Sabu K Thomas
Tefflus zebulianus molossus Peringuey, 1896
Male adult
Namibia, Otjozondjuba Region, 28 km E Otavi town, h = 1400 m, l = 49 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Tefflus angustipes Kolbe, 1903
Female adult
Kenya: Mackinnon, IX.2012 local collector
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Tefflus megerlei giganteus Sternberg, 1910
Male adult
Central African Republic, Ombella-M’Poko Prefecture, Forêt de Botambi, 23, 6 km SW of Bangi, h = 407 m, 4.20833,18.43694, III-IV.2015, local collector 46 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Tefflus zebulianus molossus Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
Namibia, Kunene region, 67,5 km NNW from Outjo, h=1205 m, 52,2 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Craspedophorus (Craspedophorus) phoupanensis Häckel & Kirschenhofer, 2014
Female adult
Laos, Muang Xai vic., 20.653084, 102.000856, 26.IV.2026, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. (cAA). 15.5 mm
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Peleciini taxon page (71 photos)
Pelecium (Pelecium) drakei Quedenfeldt, 1890 (or violaceum?)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Boqueron, Estancia La Paz, S21.01 W59.47 2-4.I.2010, leg. U.Drechsel. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2010. 18 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dyschiridium belovi Fedorenko, 2014 Paratype
Male adult
S Vietnam, Dak Lak Prov[ince]. / Chu Yang Sin Nat[io]n[al]. Park, 12°222 403N 108°212113E / 1.5 km W of Chu Pan Phan Mt / h=1650 m [asl], 30.III–11.IV.2012 / leg. D. Fedorenko
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Stricteripus baenningeri (Straneo, 1953)
Male adult
Panama, Darien Nat. Park, Cerro Pirre, Rancho Plastico, 12.I.2017, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. (Compared with Type)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Eripus (Eripus) globipennis (Chaudoir, 1866)
Male adult
Mexico, Guerrero, Olinala, Cerro Ticulte, Xixila, Bosque de encino-pino a bote, 1661m, 17.9353, -98.8544, Feria, P., 9 Sep 2004
Copyright © Smithsonian NMNH
Ardistomopsis andrewesi Straneo & Ball, 1989 Holotype
Male adult
Image from BMNH https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/37220a81-1e4a-4819-b1e7-7b62651b3ab3/1745715821100
Copyright © Beulah Garner
Pelecium (Pelecidium) crenatostriatum Will, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
“01° 02’03”S 77° 39’49”W Ecuador, Napo Prov. Puerto Mishualli 9:IX:1997 Col. K. Will // [red paper] Holotype Pelecium crenatostriatum K. Will 2025 // UC Berkeley EMEC 347624”. Deposited in EMEC.
Copyright © Kipling W. Will

