Carabidae image gallery
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Abacetini taxon page (119 photos)
Cerabilia amaroides (Moore, 1965)
Male adult
Forest Station, Bulburin State Forest, via Many Peaks (Australia), From the collection of the Essig Museum of Entomology, Specimen No. EMEC1012240. Copyright © Kipling Will (Essig and Berkeley Natural History Museums)
Copyright © Kipling W. Will
Abacetus (Triaenabacetus) pubescens Dejean, 1831
Female adult
Kenya coast, 7.12.2007, E of Garsen, W of Witu. det. P. Schule; 11 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Oxycrepis leucocera Reiche, 1843
Male adult
Venezuela, San Fernando de Apure, 23.VII.1995 (Coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Aristopus humeratus Fedorenko, 2021 Paratype
Male adult
N Thailand, Mae Hong Son Prov., env. Pai, 19°21´42´´N/98°27´46´´E — 19°22´N/98°30´29´´E, h~600 m, 27.IV–9.V.2013, leg. I.Melnik
Copyright © Dmitri Fedorenko
Kweba magbabaya Anichtchenko & Medina, 2024 Paratype
Male adult
"Philippines, Mindanao, Logimit Cave, Barangay Maglahus, Mun. of Cateel, Davao Oriental, 443 m; 7°53'38" N; 126°18'1" E, 7.v.2023, Medina M. & Anichtchenko A. leg.” (AAc)
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Amorphomerini taxon page (2 photos)
Amorphomerus raffrayi (Chaudoir, 1878)
Female adult
Kenya, Diani Beach, leg. U.Schmidt, 9.-19.IV.1990; det. M. Baehr, 2011; 17.5 mm
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Chaetodactylini taxon page (7 photos)
Chaetodactyla (Chaetodactyla) decorsei (Tschitscherine, 1903)
Male adult
MADAGASCAR, Tulear Prov., nr. Tsimanampetsotsa NP, P. Schüle det.
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Chaetodactyla (Tshitsherinella) ranomafana Deuve et Rainio, 2015 Holotype
Male adult
Madagascar, Province de Fianarantsoa, Parc national de Ranomafana, aire de Talatakely, env. 900 mètres, en forêt secondaire pluvieuse de basse montagne, à vue (30 janvier 2001, François Ratalata & Johanna Rainio leg.) (MNHN)
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Cnemalobini taxon page (9 photos)
Cnemalobus striatipennis Roig-Junient, 1994
Male adult
Chile, Talca prov., Alto Vilches, I.2000
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cnemalobus pulchellus Roig-Junient, 1994
Male adult
Chile, Melipilla prov., Alto Cantillana, XI.2004
det. Guillermo Aceituno, 2013
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Cnemalobus striatus Guerin-Meneville, 1838
Male+Female adult
Claromecó IX-2014. det. A. Cicchino
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Cratocerini taxon page (32 photos)
Homalomorpha castanea Brulle, 1835
Male adult
Amazonas, San-Paulo (MNHN)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Caelostomus (Caelostomus) picipes (W.S.Macleay, 1825)
Male adult
India, Uttarakhand, 10 km NNE of Ramnagar, gorge of left trib. of Kosi River, 400-450 m,
29°29' N, 79°09,5' E, 19-20.04.2012, R. Dudko, I. Lyubechanskii
det. R. Dudko 2012
Copyright © Roman Dudko
Cratocerus multisetosus Grzymala & Will, 2014 Paratype
Male adult
Scale bar = 1.0 mm. Image from Grzymala T.L. & Will K.W., 2014
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Dactyleurys ranomafanae Kavanaugh and Rainio, 2016 Holotype
Male adult
Image from Kavanaugh and Rainio, 2016
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Platyxythrius contractus (Straneo, 1941)
Male adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 6km S, Ivindo NP., 0.30.58N 12.49.42E 20.6.2016 under rotten bark, leg D. Telnov. 9mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dromistomus complanatus (Bates, 1889)
Male adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E, 2--21.6.2016 D. Telnov. 9.5 mm. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Brachidius crassicornis Chaudoir, 1852
Female adult
Philippines, Mindanao, Mt. Karilongan, 16-17.5.2023, Anichtchenko A. leg & det. (cAA)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Catapiesis nitida Solier in Audouin & Brullé, 1835
Male adult
Brazil, Mata de Minas Gerais, Alto Caparao. det & image Artur Orsetti
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Caelostomus (Drimostomellus) punctifrons (Chaudoir, 1850)
Female adult
Cote d'Ivoire Thiéviéssou 03-07-1971
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Geobaenini taxon page (2 photos)
Geobaenus ingenuus Perynguey, 1896
Male adult
S.Africa, LittleKaroo Kamanasiberg 2.11.93
Photo P.Schule
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Geobaenus sp.
Male adult
RSA, 3km NW Nieuwoudtville, Willemsriver Trekpad Guest House 27.11.2023 (cAA). 7 mm
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Idiomorphini taxon page (6 photos)
Idiomorphus xanthochrous Britton, 1937
Male adult
Zimbabwe, Masvingo Pr., Lake Mutirikwe (Kyle) 14.12.2005
Photo P.Schule
Copyright © Peter Schüle
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Melanchitonini taxon page (10 photos)
Melanchiton proximus (Peringuey, 1926)
Female adult
Mozambique 30km S Caia P.Schule leg
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Dicaelindus feldspathicus W.S.Macleay, 1825
Male adult
9,8 mm. Thailand, Prov. Phang Nga, Khao Lak, Khao Lak Beach, at light, leg. U.Schmidt, 29.IV.2015; det. M.Baehr, 2015. Photo: U.Schmidt, 2016
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Melanchrous flavipes (Motschulsky, 1866)
Male adult
Laos central, Ban Gnang, Nam Nimboun riv., 17.958915, 104.746499, 20-24.XI.2025, Anichtchenko A. & Mainda T. leg. (cAA). 4 mm.
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Microcheilini taxon page (1 photos)
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Morionini taxon page (24 photos)
Platynodes westermanni Westwood, 1847
Male adult
DR Congo, N Kivi, Kasuo. det. Anichtchenko A. 2014 25 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Stereostoma (Stereodema) cf. hirtipenne Müller, 1940
Male adult
Congo, Katanga, env. Lumumbashi, 6.i.1976, Leg. Beun, 19mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Megamorio congoensis Straneo, 1949
Male adult
D.R. Congo, N Kivu, Kasuo, VI.2015; 25mm (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Morionidius inexpectatus Sciaky & Benes, 1997
Male adult
China, N Sichuan, near Nanping, 2000 m. (DUBC). det. Anichtchenko A. 2018. 21 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Morion cyclomus Chaudoir, 1854
Unsexed
Paraguay, Dep. Pte. Hayes, Cruce Pioneros, S22.40 W59.45, 20-21.7.2013, leg. U. Drechsel (cAA) 16.5 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2022
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Morion monilicornis (Latreille, 1806)
Unsexed
Paraguay, Deo. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S25.33 W55.13 17-21.11.2011 U. Drechsel leg (cAA) 16.5 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2022 (or cordatus because of setae on anterior portion of prosternum)
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Pterostichini taxon page (1623 photos)
Gastrogmus ischialis Sloane, 1915 Holotype
Male adult
Only known from single specimen
Copyright © Kipling W. Will
Pterostichus (Cophosus) cylindricus (Herbst, 1784)
Female adult
CZ; S Moravia, Břeclav; 20mm
Copyright © Aleš Sedláček
Styracoderus atramentarius Rosenhauer, 1856: 34
Female adult
Spain, Sierra Nevada, Puerto de la Ragua, 26.5.2004, 2000m, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
13 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Blennidus (Agraphoderus) procerus Allegro & Giachino, 2011 Holotype
Male adult
Peru, Cuzco, Abra Lares, m 4400.
Copyright © Gianni Allegro
Myas (Trigonognatha) cf. robustus (Fairmaire, 1894)
Male adult
China, Sishuan, Maoxian env., Jiuding Mt., 1500m. 18 mm. det. R. Sciaky, 2018
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pterostichus (Steropus) ghilianii Putzeys, 1846
Male adult
Spain, Sierra de Guadarrama, pto Somosierra, 1500m 3.6.2006, Anichtchenko A. leg & det. (DUBC) 15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pterostichus (Platypterus) panzeri (Panzer, 1803)
Female adult
Austria, 47.32N 14.30E, path to Sparafeld Mt, 18.6.2017, L. Minkina leg (cAA) 14 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pterostichus (Morphohaptoderus) quyuani Wu, Chen & Shi, 2025 Holotype Paratype
Male+Female adult
Hubei Province, Shennongjia, Hongping Town, Wenshui Village, 1700 m, pitfall trap, 2013.VIII.13, Hao Huang leg.” [in Chinese]. Image from Wu, Chen & Shi, 2025
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Pterostichus (Pterostichus) bruckii Schaum, 1859
Female adult
Serbia, Zaskovci at Priot, 3.21'41N, 22.36'07E, 1620m, 20.04.2024, leg. L. Minkina (cAA). 12.5 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2026
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Sphodrini taxon page (545 photos)
Morphodactyla potanini Semenov, 1889
Male adult
China, Sichuan, Daxue Shan, Gongga Shan Mt., Hailougou glacier park, above Camp III, 3000m, 30.V.1997, leg. A.Putz
det. Wrase 2006
12 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calathus (Neocalathus) kollari Putzeys, 1873b: 72
Male adult
India, Uttarakhand, 13-15.04.2012, Uttarkashi distr., N30°57'41.57", E78°41'54.75" left tributary of Bhagirathi riv., 2300 m, Anichtchenko A. leg. det. J. Schmidt, 2014
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pristosia amaroides (Putzeys, 1877)
Female adult
India, Darjeeling. Image from Schmidt & Hartmann, 2009
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Calathus (Acalathus) shaanxiensis (Lassalle, 2011) Holotype
Male adult
Chine, Shaanxi, mont Taibaishan, 3100 m, in coll. Lassalle.
Copyright © Bernard Lassalle
Laemostenus (Calathidius) acuminatus (Wollaston, 1862)
Female adult
Canarias, Tenerife, 23.3.1974. det. A. Anichtchenko. 15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calathus (Neocalathus) solieri Bassi, 1834
Male adult
Sardinia, Sinnai, S. Gregorio 4.12.2020 R, Ratti leg. (DUBC) 10 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Laemostenus (Pristonychus) baeticus Rambur, 1837
Male adult
Cueva de la Motilla, Jerez, Cadiz, 8.05.1976 J. de Ferrer leg. (cAA). 17 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calathus (Calathus) colasianus Mateu, 1970: 15
Male adult
Madeira isl. Porto da Cruz, Cova das Pedras, 30.I.2023, M.Egger leg. L=11 mm
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Zabrini taxon page (534 photos)
Zabrus (Platyzabrus) pecoudi Colas, 1942
Male adultSpain, Gredos Mts., 2 km E from La Mira mt.
2000 m, 4-7.VII.2007 Anichtchenko A. leg.
male, 13 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Amara (Amara) magnicollis Tschitscherine, 1894: 379
Male adult
Russia, SE Primorie, Lazo Nat. res., 10 km SW Sokol'chi vill
(SE Приморский кр., Лазовский зап., ~10 км SW пос. Сокольчи, окр. кордона Корпадь 43°15? N,134°7? E 23-27.06.10 leg. М.Смирнов)
Image of M. Smirnov (М.Э. Смирнов) from www.zin.ru\Animalia\Coleoptera
Copyright © Maksim Smirnov
Amara (Amathitis) abdominalis (Motschulsky, 1844)
Male adult
det. K. Makarov
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Zabrus (Euryzabrus) pinguis Dejean, 1831a: 786
Female adult
Portugal, Aveiro, Cova da Junca, IV.1998 (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Zabrus (Polysitus) guildensis Alluaud, 1932
Male adult
Marokko, Taza Umg., 7-12.04.1980, 12 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Zabrus (Craspedozabrus) tenuestriatus Fairmaire, 1884
Male adult
Morocco, Mogador umg., 20.4.1989
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Amara (Amara) violacea Motschulsky, 1844
Female adult
Russia, 14 km from Irkutsk city by Aleksandrovskii trakt, 9.7.1994, Anichtchenko A. leg & det
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Amara (Celia) rupicola C. Zimmermann, 1832
Male adult
S Siberia, Burjatia, Dzhidinskii distr., near Beloozersk vill., salt lake, 4-9.7.1997, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Amara (Pseudoleirides) rutjani Muilwijk et Hejkal, 2019 Holotype
Male adult
"Iran, Chahar Mahaal Va Bakhtiari, Cheri Pass 9 km W. Samsami, 2750-3100 m, 8.vii.2016, E. Rutjan leg."
Copyright © Jan Muilwijk
Amara (Phanerodonta) kirghisica Kryzhanovskij, 1962
Male adult
Kazakhstan, E slope of Kyzyl-Kol lake, 1.4.2010 Makarov K. leg. & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
