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Carabus is a genus of beetle in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 91 subgenera and more than 1000 recognised species and thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but there are also 11 Nearctic species. Carabus are 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in) long, most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms and caterpillars.
Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,100 species. The beetles are predatory, but sometimes feed on strawberries. They can be found under rocks and prefer slightly moist, sandy soil although preferences differ between species. Pterostichus contains the following species:
Broscus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Cymindis is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Dromius is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Poecilus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Afro-tropical region, the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa.
Mastax is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following 52 species:
Lebiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.
Peliocypas is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Perigona is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Melaeninae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains 23 species in 2 genera:
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles. Occasionally it was treated as a tribe Platynini of subfamily Harpalinae, particularly when this was circumscribed loosely.
Colpodes is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Xestagonum is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pristosia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Diplous is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Pogonus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
References
- ↑ "Andrewesius Andrewes, 1939". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 19 Nov 2011.
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