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Anthiini taxon page (225 photos)
Anthia mannerheimi afghana Anichtchenko, 2009 Holotype
Male adult
Afghanistan, Oruzgan, Sahrestan 2400m, 20.VII.1970 Kabakov leg.
male, 34 mm
deposited in ZIN
photo Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia mannerheimi afghana Anichtchenko, 2009 Paratype
Female adult
Afghanistan, Oruzgan, Sahrestan 2400m, 20.VII.1970 Kabakov leg.
female, 32 mm
deposited in ZIN
photo Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Anthia) artemis Gerstaecker, 1884
Male adult
Tanzanie, Nyanza, 11.1988
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Anthia) mannerheimi mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Male adult
length: 45 mm
Turkmenia, Finuza, 1992
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2006
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Anthia (Anthia) sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
Female adult
India, Tiruvannamalai, Arcot, D. Tamil Nadu state, 10.9.1997 T.R.S. Nathan leg. (cAA) 46 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Chilanthia) cavernosa Gerstaecker, 1866
Male adult
Sagala Hills, Kenya 12.1993
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Chilanthia) cavernosa Gerstaecker, 1866
Male adult
length: 30-36 mm
Kenia, Tsavo National Park
leg. U.Schmidt, 1991; det. W.Lorenz
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2007
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Anthia (Termophilum) decemguttata (Linnaeus, 1764)
Male adult
S Africa,
38 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata parva Obst, 1901
Male adult
Tanzania, Mbonde area, Masasi, feb.2005
44 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
det. Vlasenko A. S. 2011
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
Male adult
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Erqueyez Wadi 20.11.2003
male, 34 mm
photo, det. & coll. Anichtchenko A. 2009
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cycloloba septemguttata (Fabricius, 1794)
Male adult
RSA, Kwazulu/Natal, Loteni Game Reserve, 1800m, 27.XI.2000
23 mm
det. P. Schьle
photo Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cypholoba alveolata (Breme, 1844)
Male adult
Cypholoba (Cypholoba) alveolata
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Cypholoba caillaudi (Castelnau, 1835)
Male adult
Kafue, Zambie 11.1986
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Netrodera formicaria damarensis Kuntzen, 1919
Male adult
SW Africa, Kaokoveld, Anabib (Orupembe)
100 miles W Ohopobo 12-13.6.51
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Termophilum) aemiliana Dohrn, 1881
Female adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni andersoni Chaudoir, 1861
Male adult
L=51 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) burchelli burchelli Hope, 1832
Female adult
L=46 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Female adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=40 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Female adult
L=46 mm
NAMIBIA, Hardap reg., 5,3 km W from Rehoboth, Lake Oanob Resort teritory, savanna, at night (20:00-23:00). H=1480 m. 8-10.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male adult
L=45 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 14 km N from Windhoek, Immanuel Wilderness Lodge, at night, under street lamp. H=1493 m. 28-30.XI.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) limbata kolbei Obst, 1901
Female adult
L=33 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Anthia) pulcherrima H. W. Bates, 1888
Female adult
L=27 mm
TANZANIA, Iringa Region, Mtwivila env., Mkwawa village env. 18-24.XII.2010
det. & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=41 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Anthia (Termophilum) omoplata omoplata Lequien, 1832
Male adult
L=40 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., ~106 km ESE from Windhoek, Arnhem Cave & Lodge territory, Kalahari, on yellow-reddish sand, at night (20:00-0:00). H=1465 m. 13-18.XII.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Baeoglossa anthracina (Guerin-Meneville, 1847)
Male adult
L=25 mm
NAMIBIA, Khomas reg., 14 km N from Windhoek, Immanuel Wilderness Lodge, at night, under street lamp. H=1493 m. 28-30.XI.2010
det & photo Vlasenko A. S.
Copyright © Andrey Vlasenko
Cypholoba kavanaughi Basilewsky, 1983
Male adult
Angola, N of Caconda, 8.XI.2011, P. Schüle leg.
Photo: Peter Schüle
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cypholoba sambesina (Peringuey, 1908)
Male adult
ZAMBIA, Kafue N.P., VI.2009, local collector” in PSC
(photo: P. Schüle)
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Eccoptoptera cupricollis Chaudoir, 1878
Male adult
C Tanzania, SW env. of Dodoma City XII.2011 leg. A.Shubin L=18 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Anthia (Termophilum) venator (Fabricius, 1792)
Habitat
South Tunisia near Kebili 22.v.2004 - pictures by D. Sechi & A. Molinu
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) venator (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
Lybia, Tajura, 16.x.1981-J. Roggeman Leg., 50mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni crudelis Harold, 1878
Unsexed
Congo : Kwango, P. Bicbuyck, 46 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) galla galla J.Thomson, 1859
Unsexed
Congo : PNG, Mabanga, 20.ii.1952, Mission H. de Saeger, 27 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) fornasinii hildebrandti Harold, 1878
Unsexed
Tanzania : Usegua, 33 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) decemguttata (Linnaeus, 1764)
Unsexed
South Africa : E. Cape Prov., Willowmore ii.1935 H. Brauns ( Size : 33 mm), Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) nimrod nimrod (Fabricius, 1793)
Male adult
Senegal : Casamance, Sedhiou, 1891 - E. Laglaise, 41 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) sulcata voltae Basilewsky, 1947
Male adult
Haute Volta : Ouagadagoudou, vii.1976, 35 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) sulcata sulcata (Fabricius, 1793)
Unsexed
Senegal, ex coll. P. Dupuis, 46 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) burchelli burchelli Hope, 1832
Unsexed
Transvaal, 51 mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) circumscripta circumscripta Klug, 1853
Male+Female adult
South Africa : Windhoeck, 52/43mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) cinctipennis cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Male adult
South Rhodesia : Hilside, 11.xi.1922, Swimburne & Stevenson,45mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) lunae lunae J.Thomson, 1859
Male adult
Congo : P.N. Upemba, ii/ee/3, 20.ix.1951, Mission H? de Saeger, 36mm , Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) sexguttata (Fabricius, 1775)
Unsexed
South India : Courtallam, vii.1974, 55mm, Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
Male+Female adult
Morocco : Talfilalt-rissani iv.1981 - V. Oliviella Leg. (Size : 27-33 mm) Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Termophilum) sulcata voltae Basilewsky, 1947
Male adult
Haute Volat : Ouagadagoudou vii.1976 (Size : 35 mm) Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) thoracica thoracica (Thunberg, 1784)
Habitat
South Africa, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Anthia (Anthia) thoracica thoracica (Thunberg, 1784)
Male adult
Rhodesia : Umali District, Mpudzi River, 10.i.1928,R. Stevenson, 42 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Baeoglossa villosa (Thunberg, 1806)
Female adult
South Africa, Transvaal, ex Coll. Steinmetz, 30 mm, Coll. RBINS
Copyright © Noël Mal
Cypholoba notata (Perroud, 1846)
Male adult
South Africa : N. Krüger N.P., M. Shiloe x.1908 (Size : 19 mm), Coll. N. Mal
Copyright © Noël Mal
Atractonotus puncticollis Schüle & Heins, 2013 Holotype
Male adult
Zambia, North Western pr., 65 km N Kabompo, 14-15.XII.2007, 1110m, Ivo Martinu leg. (cPS).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cypholoba tetrastigma tetrastigma (Chaudoir, 1848)
Male adult
S Ethiopia, Oromia reg., Borena Distr., Negele, 1343m, XI.2014. 20mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Termophilum) duodecimguttata Bonelli, 1813
Male adult
CW IRAN, Khuzestan prov., Ahvaz County, Central District, Elhayi Rural District, 31 km N Ahvaz, near Borvayeh vill., Kerkhe riv. valley, Deshte-Mishen desert, h=31m, 31°35'40.80"N / 48°35'56.79"E, 9.V.2019, Yu.Skrylnik leg. L =35 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Anthia (Termophilum) duodecimguttata Bonelli, 1813
Female adult
CW IRAN, Khuzestan prov., Ahvaz County, Central District, Elhayi Rural District, 31 km N Ahvaz, near Borvayeh vill., Kerkhe riv. valley, Deshte-Mishen desert, h=31m, 31°35'40.80"N / 48°35'56.79"E, 9.V.2019, Yu.Skrylnik leg. L =36 mm
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Cypholoba tenuicollis cf. salamensis (Kolbe, 1898)
Male adult
Tanzania, Morogoro area, Mvomero distr., Kibaoni v., 1.12.2001 G.Mpoyda leg. (DUBC)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Anthia (Anthia) maxillosa (Fabricius, 1793)
Male adult
S.Africa: RSA: Northern Cape, 80 km SW Springbok; 100 km W Urington town; Namaqua, Skilpad, 450 m, 51,5 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) maxillosa (Fabricius, 1793)
Female adult
S.Africa: RSA: Northern Cape, 80 km SW Springbok; 100 km W Urington town; Namaqua, Skilpad, 450 m, 45 mm
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Cypholoba alveolata alveolata Breme, 1844
Male adult
S.Afr.: P.Natal, Kaffari
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata marginata Latreille, 1823
Male adult
Mauritania
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata marginata Latreille, 1823
Female adult
Anthia (Thermophilum) sexmaculata pro marginata Latreille, 1823 Sudan
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Eccoptoptera mutilloides mutilliodes (Bertoloni, 1857)
Male adult
Eccoptoptera mutilloides mutilloides f.labrata Fairmaire, 1891 Republic of Mozambique
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
Male adult
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
Female adult
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) sexmaculata sexmaculata (Fabricius, 1787)
Endophallus
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) ovampoa Peringuey, 1896
Female adult
C-Namibia, Otjozondjuba Region, 28 km E Otavi town, h = 1400 m
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) sulcata voltae Basilewsky, 1947
Female adult
Afr.: Fort Archambault
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) aequilatera Klug, 1853
Male adult
Tanzania: Dodoma, Mapinduzi
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) discedens Sternberg, 1907
Endophallus
Tanzania: Iringa reg., Mtwivila env., Mkuvawa vill env.
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni latelimbatum Kleinfeld, Puchner, 2012
Female adult
Zambia, Central Province, Chimoto vill. env., H=1150 m (TOPOTYPUS)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) andersoni latelimbatum Kleinfeld, Puchner, 2012
Male adult
Zambia, Central Province, Chimoto vill. env., H=1150 m (TOPOTYPUS)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) brevivittata Obst, 1901
Male adult
Zambie: Mfuenta, 1400m, Сentral Prov.
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) lefebvrei Guerin-Meneville, 1849
Male adult
South Somali: riv. Dzhuba (Jubba River)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) venator (Fabricius, 1792)
Endophallus
Libya: Tripoli env. Bengashir, III-IV.2004, leg. M.N. Medvedev
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) mannerheimi mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Endophallus
S.Iran: Sistan & Beloujistan prov., 20 km W Chobahor
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) mannerheimi mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Male+Female adult
S.Iran: Sistan & Beloujistan prov., 20 km W Chobahor
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) mannerheimi mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Female adult
Uzbekistan (border Turkmenistan)
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) mannerheimi mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Male adult
Pakistan: Sindh, Shirak
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Anthia) mannerheimi mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Male+Female adult
S-Turkmenistan
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Anthia (Termophilum) machadoi mateusi Schüle, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
ANGOLA, 29.2.2024 Namibe\ Prov., 22km N Bentiaba\ 14°04‘45.77‘‘S 12°24‘25.06‘‘E\ P. und V. Schüle leg.\\ Holotype\ Anthia (Termophilum)\ machadoi mateusi ssp. nov.\ P. Schüle det. 2024” [red label] (Peter Schüle, private collection).
Copyright © Peter Schüle
Cypholoba graphipteroides udschungwana Strohmeyer, 1928
Male adult
Tanzania, Morogoro Prov. , Kingolwira 6°44'23"S 37°45'20"E 15-17.II.2024 leg. S.Mukhanov L=22.0mm; det. P. Schüle, 2025
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Dryptini taxon page (58 photos)
Drypta (Drypta) ussuriensis Jedlicka, 1963
Male adult
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
Dendrocellus geniculata (Klug, 1834)
Male adult
9,2 mm Thailand, Phang Nga Prov., Khao Lak, Khao Lak Beach, at light leg. U.Schmidt, 29.IV.2015; det. M.Baehr, 2015; Photo: U.Schmidt, 2015
Copyright © Udo Schmidt
Drypta (Drypta) ruficollis Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W. det. S. Facchini, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dendrocellus viridipennis Hope, 1842
Male adult
Ghana, Kumasi ad., Bobi ri, 6*41N 1*37W. det. S. Facchini, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dendrocellus geniculatus (Klug, 1834)
Male adult
Philippines, Mindanao, Bukidnon, Kalatungan, IX.2014. det. A, Anichtchenko, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Drypta (Prionodrypta) lugens Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Syntypes
Unsexed
Image from types-nmp.cz
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Megadrypta mirabilis Sciaky & Anichtchenko, 2020 Paratype
Female adult
China – Guangdong, Nanling Park, 11.VII.2011 (cRS). 15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Drypta (Drypta) neglecta Basilewsky, 1960
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire Lamto Toumodi 25-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Drypta (Drypta) cyanea Castelnau, 1835 (as crampeli)
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Lamto Toumodi 25-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Drypta (Deserida) lineola philippinensis Chaudoir, 1877
Male adult
Mindanao, Karilongan Mt., 850m 16-17.v.2023, Anichtchenko A. leg & det.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Megadrypta maozhoui Chen, Shi & Liang, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
“Sichuan, Qionglai, Mt. Tiantaishan, Sandaowan, 1246 m, 2024.V.1-5, N30.2674 E103.1199, Maozhou XU & Tianxuan GU leg.”; “HOLOTYPE Megadrypta maozhoui sp. nov., det. Chen & Shi. 2024” [red label]; IZAS.
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Nesiodrypta negrettii Facchini & Czeppel, 2011 Holotype
Female adult
Gabon, Makokou-Ipassa, 1.2006, Leg. R. Czeppel (Coll. Facchini).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Dryptella kenyana (Facchini, 2011) Holotype
Female adult
Kenya, coast, E of Garsen, W of Witu, 7.12.2007, Leg. Snížek" (CF).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini
Maxillodrypta minutula (Facchini, 2011) Holotype
Male adult
Zambia NE 2005, 92 Km NW Mpika, 27.XI, leg. Snížek (CF).
Copyright © Sergio Facchini -
Galeritini taxon page (39 photos)
Galerita (Progalerita) janus (Fabricius, 1792)
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Trichognathus marginipennis Latreille, 1829
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Cordillera, Altos
28.3.1991 Leg. U. Drechsel
15 mm
photo Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Eunostus minimus Kavanaugh and Rainio, 2016 Holotype
Male adult
CASENT 8069195; MADAGASCAR: Fianarantsoa Parc National de Ranomafana, Vatoharanana River, 4.1 km 231° SW Ranomafana elev 1100m 27-31 Mar 2003, 21°17’24”S 047°26’00”E California Acad. of Sciences coll. Fisher, Griswold et al. sifted litter, montane rainforest collection code: BLF8400; HOLOTYPE Eunostus minimus Kavanaugh & Rainio sp. n. 2015. Image from Kavanaugh & Rainio, 2016
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Galerita (Galerita) collaris Dejean, 1826
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Boqueron, Filadelfia, S 22*21' W 60*01', 17.VIII.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 18 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) occidentalis (Olivier, 1795)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S25*33' W55*13', 17-21.XI.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 20 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) coeruleipennis Chaudoir, 1861
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Guira, Ita Azul, S25*50' W56*12', 7-11.I.2011, leg. U. Drechsel. 17 mm. det. O. Hovorka, 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) orbignyi Brulle, 1837
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Alto Parana, Estancia Dimas, S 25*33' W 55*13', 26-31.I.2012, leg. U. Drechsel. 21 mm.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) orientalis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Male adult
Higashihagio, Omuta City, Fukuoka pref., Japan, 21 may 2016, S. Nishimoto leg.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Eunostus harrarensis Alluaud, 1919
Male adult
Ethiopia, Sidamo, 12-V-2016
Copyright © Vittorino Monzini
Ancystroglossus strangulatus Chaudoir, 1863
Male adult
French Guiana, Kaw Mountain, 4*33,562N 52*12.425W, 1.12.2002 V.Soon leg. (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2020
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) perrieri (Fairmaire, 1901)
Female adult
Madagascar, Boeny reg. Mahajanga prov., near Ankarafantsika nat. park, h = 120m, 16.19.28 S 46.49.29 E, 21-26.01.2020, leg. A. Sokolov. 27 мм; det. A. Anichtchenko. 2021
Copyright © Igor Solodovnikov
Eunostus cf crampeli Alluaud, 1919
Female adult
Gabon (cAA). det. Anichtchenko A. 2023; 9mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Galerita (Galerita) batesi Andrewes, 1923
Female adult
Laos central, Ban Gnang, Nam Nimboun riv., 17.958915, 104.746499, 20-24.XI.2025, Anichtchenko A. leg. (cAA)
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Helluonini taxon page (135 photos)
Macrocheilus vanharteni Felix & Muilwijk, 2007 Holotype
Male adult
Seyun, 12-14.VIII.2002, light trap, leg. A.v. Harten &
A. Al Zubayri, Holotype, male 12,4 mm
Photo R. Felix
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluomorphoides praeustus bicolor (T.W.Harris, 1828)
Male adult
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Macrocheilus chaudoiri Andrewes, 1919 Holotype
Female adult
Ex-Musaeo Chaudoir; Macrocheilus Chaudoiri Andr., H.S. Andrewes det.; 3-maculatus Chaud., Deccan, Coll. Jeakes (MNHN)<br /> photo Zhao & Tian, 2012
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Omphra atrata (Klug, 1834)
Male adult
India, Goa, Cotigao Wildlife Senctuary, 25.03.2013, P. & L. Ustjuzhanin (ISEA)
R. Dudko det. et photo, 2013
Copyright © Roman Dudko
Gigadema obscurum Sloane, 1914
Male adult
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane. Image from: Mal, N., Drumont, A., Kerkhof, S. & P. Grootaert, 2012. Pictorial beetle collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. det. Anichtchenko A. 2020
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Erephognathus ranomafanae Kavanaugh and Rainio, 2016 Holotype
Female adult
MADAGASCAR: Province Fianarantsoa, Parc National Ranomafana, Vohiparara, at broken bridge, el 1110 m 8-15 November 2001”/ “21°13.57’S, 047°22.19’E collector: R. Harin’Hala California Acad of Sciences malaise trap in high altitude rainforest, MA-02-09A-02”; HOLOTYPE Erephognathus ranomafanae Kavanaugh & Rainio sp. n. 2015 (CAS). Image from Kavanaugh & Rainio, 2016
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Colfax stewensi Andrewes, 1920
Male adult
10-11 mm Nekka Nalla, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra, India, February 1973, M. Baburao leg. det. Danyang Zhao
Copyright © Shripad V. Manthen
Pleuracanthus sulcipennis Gray, 1832
Male adult
Bolivia, Dep. Santa Cruz, San Ignacio, 11.1996, leg. A. Mater (Collection R. Sciaky). 15 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dicranoglossus resplendens (Castelnau, 1867)
Male adult
Australia, Quennsl. Cloncurry, III.1993; 11mm (Collection R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Meladroma angustata Basilewsky, 1970
Male adult
Rep. Centr. Africa, Maboke, M. Gombe, Doko, XI. 1985. (Collection and det by R. Sciaky as informicollis Liebke, 1928). 23mm ; det. Peter Schüle 2022
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Aenigma iris Newman, 1836
Female adult
Australia, Queensland, M. Garnet, 26.II.1992.
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Helluonidius politus Darlington, 1968 Holotype
Unsexed
Morobe, N.G., Yaba valley, 1.9.61, Menyamia (MCZ)
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Dailodontus clandestinus (Klug, 1834)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Pte. Hayes, Gral. Bruguez, S24,44 W58,48 19-23.I.2006 leg. U. Drechsel. 12 mm. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluomorpha eulinae Reichardt, 1974
Female adult
Paraguay, Dep Cordillera, Pirareta, 6-8.10.2012 U. Drechsel leg. 17 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluosoma cf. bouchardi Baehr, 2005
Male adult
Australia (coll. R. Sciaky)
Copyright © Riccardo Sciaky
Helluomorphoides squiresi (Chaudoir, 1872)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Caazapa, Colonia Neufeld, 24.10-2.11.2008. 12 mm. det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluomorphoides rubricollis (Schaum, 1863)
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Caazapa, La Golondrina, S25,32 W55,29 14-19.III.2009 leg. U. Drechsel. det. & coll. Anichtchenko A.
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluobrochus darlingtoni Reichardt, 1974
Male adult
Paraguay, dep. Caazapa, Colonia Neufeld, S26.28 W55.55, 24.10.2008, leg. U. Drechsel 15 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2019
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Gigadema nocte (Newman, 1842)
Unsexed
Australia, WA, Lake Gilmore, 32*36'574S 121*33'597 E, 15.4.2003 J.A. Shetterly; 37 mm; det. Anichtchenko A. 2020
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Omphra hirta (Fabricius, 1801)
Male adult
S India, Kerala, Trivandrum Dt., Poonmudi mg., 3000 ft, 5.1989 (cAA)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Meladroma umbraculata (Fabricius, 1801)
Male adult
Cote d'Ivoire, Lamto Toumodi, 23-08-1971
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Macrocheilus saulcyi Chevrolat, 1854
Female adult
Jordan, Petra (cAA). det. A. Anichtchenko, 2021
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Triaenogenius (Triaenogenius) lugubrinus (Boheman, 1860)
Male adult
SW Africa, Kaokoveld, Sanitatas abr 85 miles WSW Ohopoho 14-16.6.1951 Swedish Sout Africa Expedition (cAA) 18 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluomorphoides texanus (Leconte, 1853)
Male adult
U.S.A. Texas Comté de Parker Dennis 29-06-1985
Copyright © Pascal Deschamps
Helluosoma kalumburu Baehr, 2017 Holotype
Female adult
“14.17S 126.39E Kalumburu, W.A. 17 June 1985, L.A.Crawen” (ANIC).
Copyright © Martin Baehr
Helluosoma crenulicolle Baehr, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
“12.17S 133.20E Cooper Creek, N.T. 11km S.by W. of Nimbuwah Rock, 3.vi.73, Feehan & Upton / Helluosoma atrum Cast. Det. M.Baehr 2011” (ANIC). 16.4 mm
Copyright © Martin Baehr
Macrocheilus varians eugrammus Basilewsky, 1960
Male adult
RSA, Limpopo prov., SW of Sekgopo, Mahulo lodge, 23*658S 29*881E 12.12.2023 Bednarik leg. (collection Rudolf Kmeco). det. Anichtchenko A. 2025. 10 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Triaenogenius (Triaenogenius) corpulentus Chaudoir, 1877
Male adult
RSA, Mpumalanga, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality, Orpen Gate Kruger NP 24°33'08"S 31°20'29"E 6.II.2026 leg. A. Rubenyan L=22.6 mm
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Physocrotaphini taxon page (15 photos)
Foveocrotaphus burmanicus Anichtchenko, 2014 Holotype
Male adult
Myanmar N (Burma), 65 km NE Putao, 1250m, Zi Yar Dam vill., 18-21.05.1998, leg. S. Murzin & V. Siniaev (DUBC). 17 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Helluodes taprobanae Westwood, 1847
Female adult
Sri Lanka, Kandy, 1.1.1990, leg. Rautenstrauch. det. A. Anichtchenko, 2017. (Collection R. Sciaky) 17mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Schuelea drumonti Baehr, 2004 Holotype
Female adult
Coll. I.R.Sc.N.B. Canopy mission P.N.G. Madang province, Baiteta, FOG AR 3-10 4.V. 1995, Leg. Olivier Missa (IRSNB). Image from Sabu, Abhitha & Zhao, 2008
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Physocrotaphus ceylonicus Parry, 1849 Lectotype
Male adult
(MNHN). Image from Sabu, Abhitha & Zhao, 2008
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Anguloderus mirabilis Anichtchenko & Sciaky, 2017 Holotype
Male adult
West Papua, Fak-Fak region, Fak-Fak, VI.2001 (RSC). 21 mm (without mandibles)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Physoglossus devagiriensis Akhil & Sabu, 2020 Holotype
Male adult
India: Tamil Nadu: Dindigul dist: Kumbakarai falls; 369 m; coll. R. Babu; 21.iii.2016;
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Zuphiini taxon page (72 photos)
Polistichus connexus (Geoffroy, 1785)
Male adult
length: 7-9 mm
Korsika, Ghisonacia
leg. U.Eitschberger, 1987; det. U.Schmidt, 1994
Foto: U.Schmidt, 2008
Copyright © U.Schmidt
Polistichus fasciolatus (P. Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
S Ukraine, Krym Peninsula,
Bakhchisaraysk distr., near Bogatoe Ushchele vill., 04.VIII.2009, Shehovcov A. leg.
L=8mm
photo Panin R.
Copyright © Ruslan Panin
Zuphium americanum Dejean, 1831
Male adult
Canada
Copyright Henri Goulet, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Copyright © Henri Goulet
Zuphium olens (P.Rossi, 1790)
Male adult
Volgograd Reg., Pallas Distr., Elton Vill., on UV-light 27-30.VI.2006 K.Makarov leg.
L=8.7 mm
Copyright © Kirill Makarov
Colasidia abramovi Baehr, 2008 Holotype
Male adult
Vietnam, Kon Tum Prov. Central Highlands, 2-3 km W of Ngoc Linh Mt. 15°05´N 107°57´E,<br /> 1700-1900 m, 25.III-14.IV.2004, A.V. Abramov / ?Colasidia sp. det. B. Kataev 2005 (ZIN).
Copyright © Martin Baehr
Planetes (Planetes) puncticeps Andrewes, 1919d: 480
Male adult
Collection ground Tsushima, Nagasaki pref. 35695
(C) Working Group for Biological Indicator Ground Beetles Database, Japan
Prohibited secondary use of all data
Copyright © Katsuro Yahiro
Coarazuphium whiteheadi Ball & Shpeley, 2013 Holotype
Female adult
MEXICO, Oaxaca/ 7100’ 21.8 mi./ n. Juchatengo/ VII.18-19.1966”; “George E. Ball/ D. R. Whitehead/ collectors (USNM). Image from Ball & Shpeley, 2013
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Zuphioides mexicanum (Chaudoir, 1863)
Male adult
Image from Ball & Shpeley, 2013
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Typhlozuphium longipenne Baehr, 2014 Holotype
Male adult
WA: Mining Area C c. 95 km SE Wittenoom 22°54′34.93′′S 118°56′34.08′′E (WGS 84) 09 November 2013 S.R. Bennett, J.W. Quartermaine (PSB0107R) Trog scrape, 60 m (WAM E88465).
Copyright © Martin Baehr
Acrogenys (Acrogenys) sumlini Baehr, 2001
Male adult
Australia. det. A. Anichtchenko 2017
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Dicrodontus brunneus (Dejean, 1831)
Male adult
Tenerife, Ucanca, 2030m, 24.3.1970, J. Vives leg.; 9 mm
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) argentinicus Liebke, 1929
Female adult
La Plata, La Plata District, Buenos Aires Province, XII-1996 A. C. Cicchino coll.
Copyright © Armando Cicchino
Parazuphium (Parazuphium) salmoni Assmann, Renan & Wrase, 2015 Holotype
Male adult
N-Israel, Upper Galilee, Ziv’on near Meron, (150), N33°01' E035°25', ~700 m, 28./29.IV.2006, semi-open pasture, leg. Th. Assmann. Image from Assmann et al, 2015
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Zuphium cilicium Peyron, 1858
Female adult
Iran, Fars, 20 km W Estahban, 9-10.V.2007, Anichtchenko A. leg. 5.5 mm det. Anichtchenko A. 2018
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Parazuphium (Parazuphium) damascenum (Fairmaire, 1897)
Male adult
Morocco, Tagounite vill area 28.6.2010, Anichtchenko A. leg. & det. (aedeagus studied)
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Parazuphium (Parazuphium) chevrolatii chevrolatii Laporte, 1833a: 254
Male adult
Iran Gilan Elburz 1000m 5.viii.1968 W.Heinz leg. at light. J. Muilwijk det.
Copyright © Jan Muilwijk
Agastus zuphioides (Alluaud, 1931)
Male adult
Tanzania, prov. Pwani, 25 km SE Utete, Nyamwage, 8*06S 38*57E, 60m, 14.12.18
Copyright © Erich Kirschenhofer
Chaudoirella reichardti Mateu, 1982
Male adult
Paraguay, Dep. Cordillera Pirareta, S25°29' W56°56', 16-18.iii.2012, leg. U. Drechsel (cAA); 7 mm; det. G. Allegro, 2024
Copyright © Alexander Anichtchenko
Peruzuphium giachinoi Allegro, 2024 Holotype
Male adult
Peru, Pasco, Oxapampa S. Alberto, m 2000, 9.III.1994, M. Etonti leg. (CAl, pro visionally deposited at author’s address, then at MCSNG).
Copyright © Gianni Allegro
Metaxidius brunnipennis Chaudoir, 1852 Holotype
Unsexed
MNHN. Image from Allegro, 2024
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Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) bartolozzii Allegro, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
Ecuador: Napo, Rio Hollin, 1200 m, 9-13.II.1993, L. Bartolozzi legit (Mag. 1406) (MZUF, provisionally at author’s address).
Copyright © Gianni Allegro
Pseudaptinus (Thalpius) moreti Allegro, 2025 Holotype
Male adult
Ecuador, Sucumbíos, Km 9 Sta Bárbara – La Bonita, 25.VII.1998, 2450 m, I. Tapia / Nocte ambulans, 20 h – 22 h (CMo)
Copyright © Gianni Allegro

