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 (1268 photos)
Chlaenius (Achlaenius) micans (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
China, North Guizhou prov., Mayanghe, Daheba village, 2007.10.1, Liu ye leg.;
photo & det. by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Dinodes) dives kricheldorffi Wagner, 1932
Female adult
Spain, Montes Cantabricos, Peña Ubiña, 2000m
5-6.VII.2009
female, 11mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Procletus singularis Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
Zambia, 19.XI.2005
10 km E of Monze, Werner leg.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
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 (Homalolachnus) flavoscriptus Quedenfeldt, 1891
Female adult
Tanzania, Uluguru Mts., Gailo area, Kilosa distr., Morogoro reg.,
6.1.2009 Mpoyda leg.
19 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) scapularis Chaudoir, 1876
Female adult
12,7 mm
Indien, Süd-Goa, Canacona, Raj Baga Beach
leg. U.Schmidt, 2010; det. M.Hartmann, 2011
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2011
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Chlaenius (Chlaenioctenus) rotundithorax Liu & Kavanaugh, 2010 Holotype
Male adult
“Yunnan Prov., Tengchong, Jietou, Datang, Dahelingganjiao, 25.73947°N,98.69630°E’’/ “2010m, 2006.5.15 day, Kavanaugh D., Brett R. California Academy & IOZ, Chinese Acad.Sci.”/ “HOLOTYPE, Chlaenius (Chlaenioctenus) rotundithorax n. sp., designated by Y. Liu & D. Kavanaugh 2009”
Copyright © Ye Liu
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
Callistomimus lebioides (Bates, 1892)
Male adult
Indonesia, Bali, primary forest nearby Tamblingan lake, 1300m, 18.12.2024 L. Minkina leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Pachydinodes) simplex Wiedemann, 1821
Male adult
RSA 33.57.36S, 23.28.55E, Ollishof Private NP, 13.12.2023 L. Minkina leg. (cAA). 11.5 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2026
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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)
Anatrichis minuta Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
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
Brachyodes nigrita (Chaudoir, 1843)
Male adult
17,8 mm. Kenya, Mombasa, Diani Beach, leg. U.Schmidt, 9.-19.IV.1990; det. M.Baehr, 2014, Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Anatrichis morii Gueorguiev & Morita, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
West Japan, Kuyshu Is., Fukuoka Pref., Kouge-machi, Shimotoubaru 5.VI.2014, leg. M. Mori / HOLOTYPE Anatrichis morii sp.n. des. Guéorguiev & Morita 2016 (NSMT).
Copyright © Borislav Gueorguiev
Lonchosternus hispanicus Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Spain, Sevilla, Cazalla de la Sierra, puente de Benalija, 18.1.2003, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. 8.5 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Oodes coelestinus Chaudoir, 1882
Male adult
Malaysia, N Borneo, Sabah, Keningau distr., Trus Madi Mt., 1160m, 24.8.2012, A. Klimenko leg.; 12 mm. det. B. Gueorguiev 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Sundaoodes kalimantanensis Gueorguiev & Liang, 2020 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Holotype ♂, in teneral condition, ‘Borneo Exped. [w, h] // Dr. Hallier Mt. Liang Gagang Mrt. [=March] 94. [w, h]’ ( RMNH). Paratype ♀, ‘Dr. J. Buttikofr [=Biittikofer] Smitau [Semitau] Jan. 1894 [w, h/p]’ (RMNH).
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Coptocarpus amieuensis Will & Guéorguiev, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
21°33'36"S/165°45'20"E NEW CALEDONIA: Prov Sud. Col d’Amieu, 440m el, 4–16.iii.2007 headlamp search”// “EMEC1139863 (MNHN). Image from Will & Guéorguiev, 2021. Scale bar 1.0 mm
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Nothoodes bharat Gueorguiev & Liang, 2020 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Image from Gueorguiev & Liang, 2020
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Panagaeini taxon page (237 photos)
Calathocosmus mirus Emden, 1928
Male adult
Togo, Blifou, 5.2010, W. Lorenz det.
photo Peter Schüle
Copyright © Peter Schüle
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
Tinoderus singularis Bates, 1873a: 245
Male adult
Collection ground Fujioka machi, TochigiPref. 34784
(C) Working Group for Biological Indicator Ground Beetles Database, Japan
Prohibited secondary use of all data
Copyright © Katsuro Yahiro
Craspedophorus mandarinellus Bates, 1892
Male adult
Laos; 9 mm det. M. Häckel, 2016
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Craspedophorus sublaevis (Chaudoir, 1869)
Male adult
Thailand, Chang Mai Prov., Chiang Dao Hill Resort, 500m, 14-17.09.2017 N 19*33'E 099*04', K. Kolesnichenko leg.; 25 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Tefflus megerlei hacquardi Chaudoir, 1883
Male adult
Tanzania, Uluguru Mts., 5.2009 (cAA) 45 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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 carinatus violaceus Klug, 1853
Female adult
Tanzania: Morogoro reg. 31,5 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
Ardistomopsis batesi Straneo & Ball, 1989 Paratype
Female adult
“India: Kerala: Eravikulam National Park: Umayamalai (10.173° N, 77.083° E), 25.V.2010, handpicking from forest litter, [leg.] Shiju T. Raj.” (Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghats Regional Station, Kozhikode, Kerala, India). Image from Jithmon et al, 2025. (CAUTION! On image beetle is wider than in reality)
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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

