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)
Rhopalomelus angusticollis Boheman, 1848
Female adult
Mozambique C 55 km NW Chimoio
13.12.2005 lgt. M. Kadlekowa
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Procletus singularis Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
Zambia, 19.XI.2005
10 km E of Monze, Werner leg.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
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 (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Male adult
Mackenzie Flight, SI-EOL Intern; TL Erwin Lab, NMNH
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Holosoma namikoae N.Ito, 2012
Male adult
China, S. Gansu, Min Shan Mts., near Wudu, 20.06.2001, leg. A. Gorodinski
det. A. Anichtchenko, 2013
15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Chlaenius (Chlaeniodromus) tetraphacus Alluaud, 1918 Holotype
Unsexed
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chlaenius (Macrochlaenites) akanensis Kirschenhofer, 2009 Holotype
Male adult
Ivory Coast, Touba, V. 2000, Ph. Moretto (CollSchue).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Chlaenioctenus) cf tingaudi Lassalle, 2015
Male adult
NE Laos, Mt. Phu Phan, 2060m, VI.2018. (DUBC). det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Procletodema vicina Schüle, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
S-Guinea, Nimba\ Mts., Ziela station\ 545m, IIIVI/ 2017\ leg. Petranyi (private collection P. SCHÜLE, Herrenberg, Germany).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chlaenius (Haplochlaenius) hajeki (Kirschenhofer, 2012)
Male adult
Vietnam, Kon Tum pr., Mt. Ngoc Linh, 1900m, 03.2016 (cAA) 18 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2023
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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
Stenocrepis (Stenous) cuprea (Chaudoir, 1843)
Male adult
Canada<br /> 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
Anatrichis pedinoides Chaudoir, 1882 (Nanodiodes)
Female adult
India, Uttarakhand, Anichtchenko A. leg. 5mm det. & coll. A. Anichtchenko, 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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
Oodes desertus Motschulsky, 1858
Male adult
S Tadzhikistan, Kurgan-Tube reg., 20 km S Dzhilikul vill. 11.5.1999
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Coptocarpus oberprielerae Baehr, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
Australia, NT, Nitmiluk NP 14.17014699 S, 132.3813219 E Biodiversity survey No. 2 Site 5B, April-May 2015 (ANIC).
Copyright © Martin Baehr
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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Nothoodes bharat Gueorguiev & Liang, 2020 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Image from Gueorguiev & Liang, 2020
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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)
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
Coptia armata (Castelnau, 1832)
Male adult
Peru, Moranilon riv., 30 km NW Nauta, Buen Fin, 7-9.II.1997 leg A. Petrov (MPU)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
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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Craspedophorus luzonensis Häckel & Anichtchenko, 2015 Holotype
Male adult
Philippines, N Luzon, Mt. Province, Mt. Polis, 7. 2014, lgt. loc. collector (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Tefflus angustipes Kolbe, 1903
Female adult
Kenya: Mackinnon, IX.2012 local collector
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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Microcosmodes tamilicus Häckel, 2024 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
India, Tamil Nadu, D: Vilupparam, Aurovile Discipline vill. X-XII. 2020, loc. collector, 12°0.7’N 79°48’E; Holotype 8.6 mm
Copyright © Martin Häckel
Craspedophorus (Craspedophorus) huensis Häckel & Kirschenhofer, 2014
Female adult
Vietnam, Binh Thuan 5.2025 (cAA). 17 mm; det. M. Häckel, 2026
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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
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

