Carabidae image gallery
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Cicindelina taxon page (1968 photos)
Cicindela (Hipparidium) heros Fabricius, 1801
Female adult
Indonesia, Nord-Sulawesi, Boyong Atas, leg. A.Skale, 2009; det. J.Wiesner, 2009
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2009
Size: 21 mm
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Chaetodera laetescripta circumpictula (W.Horn, 1938)
Female adult
JAPAN, Shizouka pref., Hamamatsu city, Minami word, Nakatajima-Cho, Nakatajima Sand Dunes, h= 2-10m, N34°39" / E137°44", 13.08.2014
Copyright © Sergey Kakunin
Ellipsoptera hirtilabris (Leconte, 1875)
Male adult
SE-USA, Florida,Charlotte County,Punta Gorda city,25.VII.2013, , M.DeGrove leg. L=10 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cicindela (Calostola) hamiltoniana J.Thomson, 1857
Male adult
S India, Kerala, Kallar env, valley of Kallar riv, 30km NE Trivandrum. 15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Jansenia indica (Fleutiaux, 1893)
Male adult
India, Maharashtra, Western Ghats, Panchgani, Wai env., 3-5.6.2008; 6 mm; det. J. Wiesner
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Neolaphyra truquii (Guerin-Meneville, 1855)
Male adult
Tunise. det. Naviaux. Image by Frédéric Durand. Retrieved from http://www.shnao.eu
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Cephalota (Taenidia) littorea alboreducta (W.Horn, 1934)
Male adult
E OMAN, Al Wusta Governorate, 159 km SE Hayma, Wadi Tharif, Bank of Khawr Dhurf Lake, 18°56'0.50"N / 57°20'42.73"E, h=1m, 15.IV.2019, Yu. Skrylnik leg. L=14 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Opilidia leuconoe (Bates, 1890)
Male adult
Mexico, Oaxaca, Parque Nac. Lagunas de Chacahua, 15*58'196N 97*31'996W, 19.6.2006, leg J.A. Shetterly et al (cAA) 10.5 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cephalota (Taenidia) deserticola sivashensis Danilevsky, 2001
Male adult
Republic of Crimea, Saksky district, surroundings of the village of Pribrezhnoe, Lake Sasyk-Sivash, Massif "Morskoe" solonchak, on sandy roads, 45°09'02.3" N, 33°30'19.7" E, H = 1 m, 13.06.2021 Mandebura V. Leg
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Polyrhanis (Polyrhanis) fakfakensis Cassola & Werner, 1996 Holotype
Female adult
“IRIAN IAYA / Fakfak-Prov. / leg. A. Riedel // ca. 20 km W. / Timika, SP 7, 30 m, / 8. – 11. I. 1996 // Holotype / Polyrhanis / fakfakensis n.sp. / F. Cassola & K. Werner / ded., 1996 [printed, red] // ZSM – Samml. / K. Werner 2009”. (ZSM)
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Dromicina taxon page (207 photos)
Dromica (Pseudodromica) mauchii Bates, 1872
Male adult
N Malawi, N Khorongo Mzuzu 11.235/33.59E<br /> Mzimba distr., 1375m 16.12.2006<br /> 22 mm<br /> coll. A. Montes; det. P. Schüle 2015
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Dromica (Dromica) ipogoroensis Schule & Wiesner, 2007 Holotype
Male adult
Tanzania, Ipogoro Mts, Kibwawa Area, 12.2006
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Dromica (Dromica) elongatoplanata (W.Horn, 1922)
Female adult
TANZANIA, Ruvuma prov., Songea Rural distr., Peramiho village, leg. G. Mpoyda 18.-24.XII.2010, det. F. Boetzl
Copyright © Fabian Bötzl
Dromica (Dromica) stalsi Cassola, 2002
Male adult
XI. 2004 Republic of South Africa, nr. Vaalwater, © P. Schüle
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Dromica (Foveodromica) silvatica Schüle, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
Angola, 3.XII.12 Cuanza Sul \ Prov. 8 km W of Calulo \ 14°29'57''E, 09°59'51''S \ P. Schüle leg. -16- \\ Holotype \ Dromica silvatica spec. nov. \ P. Schüle det. 2013 [red card] (PSC, to be deposited in ZSM).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Dromica (Foveodromica) huilaensis Schüle, 2017 Paratype
Female adult
Angola, Huila Prov., 3,5 km SW Negola
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Dromica (Dromica) furcata (Boheman, 1848)
Male adult
RSA, N Prov., 60km NNW Vaalwater Lindani N.R., 18-19.11.2004 (cAA)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dromica (Dromica) lepida (Boheman, 1848)
Male adult
RSA Mpumalanga, Roossenekal, 25.11.2002 (cAA)
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Dromica (Dromica) tenella (Peringuey, 1893)
Male adult
RSA, N Prov., Klaserie, S24.31 E31.03, 25-27.11.2002 (cAA) 10mm
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Iresina taxon page (22 photos)
Distipsidera flavipes Macleay, 1887
Female adult
Australia, Garradunga, Polly Creek
17.12.2002
20 mm
coll. A. Montes
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Iresia (Iresia) lacordairei Dejean, 1831
Female adult
Argentina, Misiones, Pozo Azul, 13.xii.1998. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Euprosopus quadrinotatus (Latreille & Dejean, 1822)
Female adult
Brazil. 16mm. det. J. Wiesner, 2021
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Iresia (Palaeoiresia) petrovi Matalin, 2023 Holotype
Female adult
Peru, Junin Reg., Rio Perene, Santa Cruz vill., h = 1200 m, 1–11.01.2006, leg. A. Petrov (ZIN). 10.2 mm
Copyright © Andrey Matalin
Langea mellicollis Sumlin, 1993
Male adult
Peru, Junin Reg., Satipo Prov., near Rio Venado vill., h = 1122 m, 11°11.787´S 74°46.168´W, 20–30.10.2022, leg. A. Sokolov (MSPU). 7.9 mm
Copyright © Andrey Matalin
Megalomma janaki Moravec, 2007 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Holotype, male: "NW Mauritius, 700-770 m, Mt. Le Pouce, 20° l I '48"S, 67°31 '2 I "E, 16-22.1.2006, J. Janak lgt." (NHMW). Paratype, female: "Mauritius, Mt. Le Pouce, 4.1.2007, leg. Jiri Moravec" (cJM).
Copyright © Jiří Moravec
Iresia (Palaeoiresia) matitiensis Wiesner & Sághy, 2024 Holotype
Male adult
“MATITI French Guayne / 2014.07. 15. / leg.: J.L. Giuglaris // HOLOTYPE / Iresia (Palaeoiresia) / matitiensis / design. Wiesner & Sághy 2024 [printed, red]”. (Hungarian National History Museum, Budapest). Image from Wiesner & Sághy, 2024
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Odontochilina taxon page (130 photos)
Odontocheila chrysis (Fabricius, 1801)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Kanindeyu, Arakangy,
S24.37 W55.34 21-30.XI.2006 leg. U.Drechsel
male, 11 mm
det. J. Wiesner
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Pentacomia (Mesacanthina) reductesignata W. Horn, 1905
Male adult
Argentina, Salta, Orán, Angosto del Parani, 1700/1800 m, 28.x.1994. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
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Odontocheila fulgens (Klug, 1834)
Female adult
Argentina, Entre Rios, P. N. El Palmar, Ubajay, 4.ii.2002. Image from J. Wiesner & A. Bandinelli, 2014. Notes on the tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Argentina. 117.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Mesochila (Mesochila) smaragdula (Dejean, 1825)
Female adult
Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, 20.XII.2010 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Opisthencentrus dentipennis (Germar, 1843)
Male+Female adult
Brasilia. ♂, 7.9 mm, ♀, 8.9 mm (SDEI).
Copyright © Jiří Moravec
Pometon bolivianus Huber, 1999
Female adult
Chaco grasslands of southeastern Bolivia. (Photo Illustration by CJ Kazilek / Part of the ASU Ask A Biologist Zoom Gallery)
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Pentacomia chrysamma Bates, 1872
Male adult
ECUADOR central, Prov. Pastaza, E Andes, ~18–21 km N Puyo, up to 3 km around 1°18'25"S 77°57'1"W (“Tamandua” eco-lodge), 10–12.ii.2023, 1060–1000 m, primary lower montane rainforest, leg. D.Telnov (NHMUK); 9mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2023
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Mesochila (Eumesochila) distigma (Dejean, 1825)
Male adult
left - ♂, Bolivia, Concepción (CCJM (ex DBCN); middle - ♂, Brasil, Nr 3636 (MFNB); right - ♀, Brazil, Jatahy (MNHN). Imagefrom Moravec, 2018
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Mesochila (Eumesochila) distincta (Dejean, 1831) Lectotype
Male adult
MNHN. Image from Moravec, 2018
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Oxycheilopsis taxon page

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Prothymina taxon page (135 photos)
Physodeutera (Physodeutera) consimilis J.Moravec, 2002 Paratype
Female adult
Picture: Jonathan Brecko, Copyright: RBINS / DIGIT-3 Belspo Licence: CC BY NC ND http://virtualcollections.naturalsciences.be
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Euryarthron planatoflavum (W.Horn, 1922)
Female adult
Burkina Faso, SW, Banfora, Lamoroolougou, local collector, V.2010
Copyright © Fabian Bötzl
Prothyma (Genoprothyma) annamica Deuve, 2002 Holotype
Female adult
Annam (MNHN).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Prothyma (Genoprothyma) heteromalla (W.S.MacLeay, 1825)
Male adult
Thailand, Saraburi (JWGC). det. J. Wiesner
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Prothyma (Paraprothyma) exornata Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Female adult
Cambodia, Mondolkiri (JWGC). det. J. Wiesner
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Pseudocollyris shooki Bi & Wiesner, 2021 Holotype
Female adult
China, Yunnan, Yingjiang, Nabang, 950 m, 2017.VII.1, leg. Wen-Xuan Bi (SNUC). Image from Bi & Wiesner, 2021; 13.7 mm
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Physodeutera (Diarrhiza) murzini J.Moravec, 2004 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Madagascar, env. Andringitra Nat. P., 40 km S Ambalavao, 1300 m, 3–5.XII.2003, S. Murzin & A. Shamaev leg. (male in NHMW, female in CCJM)
Copyright © Jiří Moravec
Prothyma (Prothyma) quadripustulata Boheman, 1848
Male adult
RSA KwaZulu-Natal, SW Magudu, 27.34S 31.35W, 4.1.2009 (cAA) 9.5 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Prothyma (Symplecthyma) inopinata Anichtchenko & Wiesner, 2023 Holotype
Female adult
“Philippines, Mindanao id, / Davao Oriental, Boston / Mt Agtuuganon, Camp 55 / May 29.-June 7.1997, 1020m / Müller/Buenafe/Gorost leg. / Coll. R. A. Müller light trap [7.799220, 126.202667]”, “RMNH. INS. / 1486048”, “Prothyma / (Symplecthyma) / incerata / Rivalier, 1964 / Det. F. Cassola, 1999”, “HOLOTYPE / Prothyma / (Symplecthyma) / inopinata / des. Anichtchenko & Wiesner 2023 [printed, red]” (NNMN).
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Prothyma (Symplecthyma) coerulea coerulea Lectotype
Male adult
“Dapitan / Mindanao / Baker”, “Type / W. Horn”, “Snytypus [red label]”, “DEI Münchenberg / Col-14525 [green label]”, SDEI Coleoptera / # 301932”, “LECTOTYPE / Prothyma / (Symplecthyma) / coerulea W. Horn, 1920 / design. Anichtchenko & Wiesner 2023 [printed, red]” [8.605538, 123.425010] (SDEI).
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Theratina taxon page (249 photos)
Therates basalis basalis s.str.
Male adult
West Papua, S Bird's Neck, Kaimana, 47 km E Triton Bay, Kamaka (former Warika) vill., 03*46'43''S 134*10'18''E
det. J. Wiesner, 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates fulvipennis everetti Bates, 1878
Male adult
Philippines, Mindanao, Misamis Oriental, I.2013
13 mm
det. J. Wiesner, 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates labiatus (Fabricius, 1801)
Female adult
Indonesia, C Sulawesi, Mamasa, Apr.2011
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates motoensis Tan, 1981
Male adult
Tibet, Motuo, Hanmi, 8.2012. det. A. Matalin, 2015
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates rugulosus W.Horn, 1900
Female adult
Thailand, Doi Fan Hom Pok National Park, h ~ 590–630 m, 19°58′06″N 99°09′13″E - 19°58′16″N 99°08′47″E, 16-21.05.2013, leg. I. Melnik (MPU).
Copyright © Andrey Matalin
Therates lamdongensis Wiesner & Anichtchenko, 2018 Holotype
Male adult
“VIETNAM / iv.2018, / Lam Dong, Di Linh // HOLOTYPE / Therates / lamdongensis n. sp. / ded. Wiesner & Anichtchenko 2018”. In Daugavpils University beetles collection (Latvia) (DUBC).
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates festivus Boisduval, 1835
Male adult
E New Guinea, Papua prov. Sarrni 15km SSE, Kasukwe vill. env. 28.3.2018, D. Telnov leg. 8.5 mm; det. A. Anichtchenko, 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates spinipennis xanthophilus W.Horn, 1908
Male adult
Indonesia, Mentawai isl., Siberut, Bojakan vill. env., 100m, 5.2004 (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Therates bannokcolus Sawada & Wiesner, 1999
Male adult
Laos, Khammouane prov., Konglor cave entrance of river, 17.941781, 104.798321, 14.V.2026, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. (cAA)
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