Abax | |
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Abax parallelepipedus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Pterostichinae |
Tribe: | Pterostichini |
Subtribe: | Pterostichina |
Genus: | Abax Bonelli, 1810 |
Subgenera | |
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Abax is a genus of carabid beetles. [1] [2]
These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.
These 19 species belong to the genus Abax: [1] [2]
Harpalus is a genus of ground beetle first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Agonum is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc.
Elaphrus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and Northern Africa. It contains the following species:
Notiophilus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distictive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers.
Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:
Anisodactylus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Badister is a genus of ground beetle in the family Carabidae native to North Africa, the Near East and the Palearctic, including Europe.
Olisthopus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Ophonus is a ground beetle genus native to the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa. It contains the following species in the following subgenera:
Poecilus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Afro-tropical region, the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa.
Parophonus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Lionychus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Abacops is a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae; its only species is Abacops rugipennis.
Pogonus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae, found worldwide. There are more than 50 described species in Pogonus.
Epomis is a subgenus of ground beetle genus Chlaenius. The larvae of this subgenus are notable for being obligate role-reversal predators. Amphibians such as frogs are normally predators of beetles; however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on amphibians.
Nebria dahlii is a species in the beetle family Carabidae, found in Europe.
Laemostenus janthinus is a species in the beetle family Carabidae.