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 (1265 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 (Baldochlaenius) simulatorius Barker, 1922
Female adult
RSA, Eastern Cape, Silaka Nat.Res., 31.39S 29.30E
7-8.1.2009 P.Schüle leg.
female, 13 mm
det. Kirschenhofer
photo & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Hololeius ceylanicus Nietner, 1856
Male adult
China, Yunnan pro., Jinhong
det & photo by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
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 (Pachydinodes) hamifer Chaudoir, 1856
Male adult
China, Guangxi pro., Rong'an, Dajiang, 2009.10.25, Liu ye & Shi Hongliang coll.
det & photo by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
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
Chlaenius (Epomis) simba Alluaud, 1929
Female adult
Botswana,12.1.2010, nr. Kazangula . P. Schüle det.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Dacnochlaenius) guineensis (Alluaud, 1925) Holotype
Male adult
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Pelasmomimus) greyanus White, 1841
Male adult
New Holland (Mus Paris, Coll Chaudoir)
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Epomis) ismaeli Sciaky, Facchini & Anichtchenko, 2024 Holotype
Male adult
“The Philippines, E Luzon / Sierra Madre, Aurora prov./ Dingalan, V.2015” (RSc).
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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
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
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
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
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
Neoodes tazieffi (Basilewsky, 1948) Holotype
Male adult
Coll. Mus. Congo, Mitwaba (Manono), H. Tazieff 1947, Col. P. Basilewsky
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
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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Panagaeini taxon page (237 photos)
Calathocosmus mirus Emden, 1928
Male adult
Togo, Blifou, 5.2010, W. Lorenz det.
photo Peter Schüle
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Peronomerus auripilis Bates, 1883: 235
Male adult
Collection ground Taiki cho, Hokkaido Pref. 34157
(C) Working Group for Biological Indicator Ground Beetles Database, Japan
Prohibited secondary use of all data
Copyright © Katsuro Yahiro
MIcrocosmodes laticornis (Kirschenhofer, 2000)
Male adult
Laos; 8 mm; det. M. Häckel, 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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 carinatus carinatus
Female adult
Zambia, Nothern Province, Mukunsa town env., savanna, h = 1176 m 31 mm
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
Micrixys distincta (Haldeman, 1852)
Male adult
TEXAS: Burnet Co., 5.5mi SW of Briggs, Approx. N 30.8338, W -97.9911, 9.III.1986, Joan Stanish
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Geobius pubescens Dejean, 1831
Unsexed
Argentina, Buenos Aires, Avenida Del Medio, 3 kilometers south General Gelly -33.6339, -60.5922 14 Dec 1979, Flint, C. M.; Flint, S.
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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)
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

