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 (Callistoides) pericallus L.Redtenbacher, 1867
Male adult
Japan;
photo & det. by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) privatus Bates, 1892
Male adult
China, Yunnan Pro., Tenchong, Liang H.B. coll.;
Compare with Paratype in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale
photo & det. by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Hololeius ceylanicus Nietner, 1856
Male adult
China, Yunnan pro., Jinhong
det & photo by liuye
Copyright © Ye Liu
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) ruvumaensis Kirschenhofer, 2008 Holotype
Male adult
Tanzania, Ruvuma near Songea, 12.-17.12.96, leg. Werner & Lizler (CollAss). 13.5 mm
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Homalolachnus) morettoi Kirschenhofer, 2008 Holotype
Female adult
Ivory Coast, NE, Comoe National Park, X. 1998, leg. Philippe Moretto (MNS). 15 mm
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) festivus velutinus Duftschmid, 1812: 168
Unsexed
Morocco : Oued Fourat, 13.xi.1960, 16 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Chlaenius (Haplochlaenius) sabahensis Kirschenhofer, 1998
Male adult
det. Anichtchenko A. 2018
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Procletodema telnovi Schüle, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
Gabon, Makokou 7.7 km SW, Ivindo NP, Ipassa forest research s., 0*30.52N 12*48'21E, 21-22.6.2016, secondary lowland rainforest, MV light, D. Telnov leg.; 18 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Epomis) circumscriptus Duftschmid, 1812: 166
Male adult
Russia: Astrakhan reg.: B.Bolkhuny (vall. riv. Akkhtuba)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
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)
Oodes fluvialis Leconte, 1863
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Anatrichis pedinoides Chaudoir, 1882 (Nanodiodes)
Female adult
India, Uttarakhand, Anichtchenko A. leg. 5mm det. & coll. A. Anichtchenko, 2014
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
Simous annamita Csiki, 1931
Male adult
Thailand, Sansai, Chiangmai, 16.5.1986; 16 mm.; det. B. Gueorguiev
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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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
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
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
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
Cintaroa sikkimica Häckel & Sciaky, 2019 Holotype
Female adult
India / Sikkim / Ch. J. Rai // Chongay 1700 m /20. IV. 1985 (NMWC). Image from Häckel & Sciaky, 2019
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Tefflus zebulianus molossus Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
Namibia, Kunene region, 67,5 km NNW from Outjo, h=1205 m, 52,2 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
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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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