Carabidae image gallery
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Abacetini taxon page (120 photos)
Stolonis charrua Anichtchenko, 2009 Holotype
Male adultArgentina, Entre Rios Prov.,
depart. Colon, Liebig vill., XII.1987 L. Ratel leg.
Deposited in Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Aridas,
Mendoza, Argentina (IADIZA).
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Abacetus (incertae) quadrinotatus Chaudoir, 1869
Male adult
N INDIA, Uttarakhand, 17-18.04.2012, Uttarkashi distr., N30°45'15.72", E78°34'32.86", 1374 m, 14 km E Uttarkashi Anichtchenko A. leg.
det. Anichtchenko A. 2012
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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
Metabacetus laotinus Straneo, 1938
Female adult
Cao Bang Province, 40 km W of Cao Bang, Phia Oac Mt., eastern slope, h = 1600–1800 m, 22°36´27´´N/ 105°52´0´´E, 22.V–6.VI.2018 (A. Abramov).
Copyright © Dmitri Fedorenko
Abacetus (Abacetillus) flavipes C.G.Thomson, 1858
Unsexed
Cote d'Ivoire, 17 kilometers northwest Abidjan, 5.47172, -4.20311, 8 Oct 1971Gruwell, J. A.; det. Straneo
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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.
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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
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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)
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Cratocerus indupalmensis 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 minimus Kavanaugh and Rainio, 2016 Holotype
Male adult
Image from Kavanaugh and Rainio, 2016
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Strigomerus sp.
Male adult
Namibia, Khomas Reg., 99 km ESE from Windhoek, Eningu Clayhouse Lodge 22°46'50"S 18°00'58"E 20.II.2018 leg. A. Rubenyan L=7.2mm det. P. Schüle, 2019
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Strigomerus sp.
Male genitalia
Namibia, Khomas Reg., 99 km ESE from Windhoek, Eningu Clayhouse Lodge 22°46'50"S 18°00'58"E 20.II.2018 leg. A. Rubenyan
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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
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Diachipteryx paradoxa Alluaud, 1925
Female adult
Gabon, Ogooue-Ivindo prov., Makokou 5-9km SW, Ivindo NP., Ipassa forest res. st. 0.30.52N 12.48.21E 16.6.2016 D. Telnov. 8mm. det. Anichtchenko A. 2021
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Catapiesis nitida Solier in Audouin & Brullé, 1835
Male adult
Brazil, Mata de Minas Gerais, Alto Caparao. det & image Artur Orsetti
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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
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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
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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
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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)
Morion olympicus L.Redtenbacher, 1843
Male adult
S Turkey, Side env., I.2007 leg. S.Khvylya
L=11,5 mm
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Moriosomus motschulskyi Erwin & W.Moore, 2007
Female adult
Peru, Junin Dep., Satipo Prov., near Rio Venado 11°11.787'S 074°46.168'W h~1122 m 17-26.X.2013 leg. A.Sokolov
det. A. Anichtchenko, 2013
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Platynodes westermanni Westwood, 1847
Male adult
DR Congo, N Kivi, Kasuo. det. Anichtchenko A. 2014 25 mm
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Hyperion schroetteri (Schreibers, 1802)
Male adult
Australia. Image from: Mal, N., Drumont, A., Kerkhof, S. & P. Grootaert, 2012. Pictorial beetle collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences.
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Megamorio congoensis Straneo, 1949
Male adult
D.R. Congo, N Kivu, Kasuo, VI.2015; 25mm (Collection R. Sciaky)
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Morionidius charon Andrewes, 1921
Male adult
NE Laos, Hua Phan prov., Mt. Phu Pane, 1200-1600m, 31.5-11.6.2011, 20*12N 103*59E, St. Jakl and Lao leg.; 12mm (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
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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 (1626 photos)
Abacomorphus caledonicus (Montrouzier, 1860)
Male adult
Mt. Koghis (New Caledonia)
From the collection of the Essig Museum of Entomology
Specimen No. EMEC60973.
Copyright © Kipling Will (Essig and Berkeley Natural History Museums)
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Percus (Pseudopercus) politus (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Spain, Andalousie, La Linea, 4-06-1981
Pascal Deschamps coll. & det.
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Pterostichus (Oreophilus) externepunctatus Dejean, 1828
Female adult
NW-Italy, Piemonte prov.,Cottian Alps, Mt Albergian, 11.VI.1979, S. Dacatra leg., L=15 mm
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Nurus latipennis (Sloane, 1903)
Female adult
Australia. Image from Will & Monteith, 2018
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Stomis (Stomis) cavazzutii Lassalle, 2003
Female adult
N Sichuan, between Pingwu and Nanping, 2000 m. det. R. Sciaky, 2019
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Nuridius grandis Sloane, 1910
Female adult
Cooran Tableland, in Woondum National Park, which is 25 km north of Blackall Range.
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Pterostichus (Eosteropus) virescens (Gebler, 1833)
Female adult
NE Altay Mts., Altaiskii res., S slope Korbu mt. rng., Kokshi, 650m, Teletskoe lake 4.7.2002. 11.5mm
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Medogia melanaria Shi & Wang, 2026 Paratype
Male adult
(IZCAS), “Xizang, Mêdog County, Hanmi, 2000 m, 2011.VII.29, Yang Xiao-Dong leg., B11y2335” [in Chinese]. Image from Wang et al, 2026
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Sphodrini taxon page (545 photos)
Calathus (Lauricalathus) laureticola Wollaston, 1865
Female adult
Canary islands, La Gomera, El Cedro, 15.II.2011, Manfred Egger leg. L=13 mm
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Platyderus (Platyderus) juncoi Jeanne, 1996b: 406
Female adult
Estepona, Sierra Bermeja, puerto de Peñas Blancas, 17.1.2003, Malaga, Spain, T. Gazurek leg.; det. A. Anichtchenko
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Laemostenus (Actenipus) oblongus Dejean, 1828
Female adult
France, Aude, 8.1992, Rennes les Bains
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Calathus (Neocalathus) hyrcanus Heinz, 1970
Female adult
Iran, Gilan, Emam Zadeh Eshag, 950m, 37*3.12N, 49*19.71E, 11.5.2018, S. Azadbakhsh leg & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Calathus (Trichocalathus) obliteratus Wollaston, 1865
Male adult
Canary Islands, La Gomera, El Bailadero, 13.IX.1997, P. Oromì legit
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Xestopus gutangensis Zhu & Kavanaugh, 2021 Holotype
Male adult
Xizang, Nyingchi Prefecture, Mêdog County, Gutang Township, Xingkai village, 29.46414°N, 95.73563°E”; “2025 m, 2019.VIII.15 N, Liang H.B. & Xu Y. lgt., (Institute of Zoology, IZAS). 16.9 mm
Copyright © David Kavanaugh
Pseudotaphoxenus taschkensis Jedlicka, 1952b: 87
Male adult
Uzbekistan, Chatkal Mt. rng., Aksay river, snow spot, 41°30'46.0"N 70°02'32.9"E, 2200m, 9-10.8.2021, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. (cAA). 15 mm
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Laemostenus (Antisphodrus) cavicola cavicola Schaum, 1858b: 382 (Sphodrus)
Male adult
Slovenia, Poljane, Obrov, Mts Ćićarija, Cave Polina Peč (Cad. No. 938), II.2016, L=18 mm
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Peiyuia changbaiensis Zhu & Shi, 2024 Holotype
Male adult
“Jilin Prov. Antu County, North slope of Changbaishan mt., Dixiasenlin, N42.1077, E128.0957, 1415 m”, “2019.VIII.06, night, Shi HL, Yang GY, Liu YZ & Wang C, Exp. 2019 of BJFU长白山北坡地下森林”, “HOLOTYPE ♂ Peiyuia changbaiensis gen. nov., sp. nov. des. ZHU & SHI 2024” [red label]. 8.5 mm
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Calathus (Neocalathus) cinctus Motschulsky, 1850
Male adult
Italy, Calabria, Cosenza, Amendolara 7.11.2024 (DUBC)
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Zabrini taxon page (542 photos)
Zabrus (Iberozabrus) fuentei Anichtchenko et Ruiz-Tapiador, 2008 Paratype
Male adult
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Amara (Ammoxena) diaphana Tschitscherine, 1894a: 432
Male adult
Russia, Volgograd reg., Elton lake
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Amara (Phanerodonta) punctipennis Reitter, 1889
Female adult
det. K. Makarov
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Amara (Camptocelia) gottelandi Antoine, 1931: 21
Male adult
Morocco c., Al-Atlas al-Kabir mountain range, N Jbel Rat Mountains, ca. 2800 m a.s.l., 30.v.2014, lgt. et det. Jiří Hejkal
Copyright © Pavel Krasensky
Zabrus (Zabrus) ignavus Csiki, 1907
Male adult
Spain, rio Manzanares, 6km NW Manzanares el Real, 25.8.2002, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det.
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Zabrus (Iberozabrus) urbionensis Jeanne, 1970
Male adult
Spain, Soria, Puerto de Santa Ines, 28.VII.2005, Ruiz-Tapiador leg. det. Anichtchenko A.
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Amara (Xenocelia) solskyi (Heyden, 1880)
Male adult
Russia, Chita reg., Kirenskyi distr., Sohondo Nat. res., Buninda riv., right tributary of Aguca riv., N 49.42.120 E 111.22.539, 1142m, 27-29.7.2009, Shavrin A. leg. det. F. Hieke
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Amara (Pseudoleirides) murastyii Hejkal et Muilwijk, 2019 Holotype
Male adult
"W.IRAN, Isfahan prov., Fereidun Shahr, Kameran pass, 3700 m, 18.VII.2016, leg. Murastyi D."
Copyright © Pavel Krásenský
Amara (Leirides) alpestris A. Villa & C.B. Villa, 1833
Female adult
Lombardia, Val Brembana (BG), Passo San Simone, 8.6.1998 (cAA) 11 mm
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Amara (Leiromorpha) lantoscana lantoscana Fauvel, 1888
Male adult
Alpi Marittime, Rifugio Morgantini
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