| Abacetus tenebrioides | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Abacetus |
| Species: | A. tenebrioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Abacetus tenebrioides Castelnau, 1834 | |
Abacetus tenebrioides is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. [1] It was described by Castelnau in 1834. [1]
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are herbivorous or omnivorous.
Zabrus is a genus of ground beetles. They are, unusually for ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores, and Zabrus tenebrioides can become a pest in cereal fields.
Penthus tenebrioides is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae, the only species in the genus Penthus.
Abacetus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, distributed across Africa, Asia and Australia, with a single European species. It contains the following species:
Aulonosoma is a genus of beetles in the family Passandridae.
Zabrus tenebrioides is a species of black coloured ground beetle in the Pterostichinae subfamily that can be found everywhere in Europe and the Near East.
Abacetus abacillus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Kolbe in 1898.
Abacetus borealis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Andrewes in 1942.
Abacetus carinifer is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Herbert Edward Andrewes in 1942.
Abacetus cordicollis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1869.
Abacetus brunneus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Straneo in 1939.
Abacetus antoinei is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Straneo in 1951 and is an endemic species found in Morocco.
Abacetus atratus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Dejean in 1828 and is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Abacetus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Viktor Motschulsky in 1866.
Abacetus parvulus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1853.
Abacetus pumilus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Boheman in 1848. Abacetus pumilus is a small, but distinctive, beetle with red legs and antennae, and a green tinge on its wings. Very little is known about Abacetus pumilus habitat, however it is found throughout the arid deserts and semi-arid steppes of southern Africa.
Hecyra is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Hecyra tenebrioides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fåhraeus in 1872. It is known from Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Mozambique. It contains the varietas Hecyra tenebrioides var. rufithorax.
Neatus tenebrioides is a species of darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae.
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