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.
Agonum angustatum is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in Central and Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Iran and North Africa.
Brachinus andalusiacus is a species of ground beetle in the Carabinae subfamily that can be found in Spain and Morocco.
Brachinus angustatus is a species of ground beetle from the Carabinae subfamily that can be found in Spain and North African countries such as Algeria and Morocco. Brachinus angustatus was one of the many beetles found in the collection of Count Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
Brachinus bellicosus is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in France, Portugal, and Spain.
Brachinus italicus is a species of ground beetle from the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Italy and on the island of Sicily.
Polistichus connexus is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae that is found in Bulgaria and Romania. The species is brownish-black coloured.
Brachinus alexandri is a species of ground beetle from the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Ukraine, southern part of Russia, Near East, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Asia Minor, Turkey, Bulgaria, Greece, The species are 9 millimetres (0.35 in) in length, and have black eyes and body, with orange head and legs.
Brachinus pectoralis is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Albania, Bulgaria, Corsica, Canary Islands, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Ukraine, southern part of Russia, European part of Turkey, and Spain. Besides European countries it can be found in Central Asian ones such as Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Brachinus efflans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, and on the islands such as Sicily. It can also be found in North African countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and is common in Syria too. The species is black coloured with red head and legs, and is similar to Brachinus crepitans.
Brachinus ejaculans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Luxembourg, Romania, Ukraine, southern part of Russia, and in every state of former Yugoslavia, but it is doubtful whether it is present in Slovenia. It can also be found in East Palaearctic, Near and Middle Eastern countries, including Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.
Brachinus crepitans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Europe, central Asia, the Middle East, and northern Africa.
Brachinus elegans is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, all states of former Yugoslavia, in Western Europe, and on the islands such as Sardinia and Sicily. Besides European countries it can be found in Armenia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan and Turkey. It can also be found in North African country of Morocco. The species were also found in Georgia in 2004.
Brachinus plagiatus is a species of ground beetle from the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Albania, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Slovakia, the southern part of Russia, all states of former Yugoslavia, and in Western Europe. It can also be found on some islands such as the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. In Asia, it can be found on Cyprus, in Iraq and Syria. It can also be found in North African countries such as Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. They were also found and described in Georgia in 2004. The species is identical in colour to the following species from the same genera: Brachinus crepitans, Brachinus efflans, and Brachinus ejaculans.
Brachinus psophia is a species of ground beetle from the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Albania, Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Moldova, Slovakia, Ukraine, all states of former Yugoslavia, and in Western Europe. It can also be found on such European islands as Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, and on the island of Cyprus in Asia. Besides European countries it can be found in Armenia, Iran, Iraq and Central Asian republics. It is also known from Turkey, The species were also found and described in Georgia in 2004, and Romania.
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.
Calathus distinguendus is a species of ground beetle from the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Voivodina, southern part of Russia and European part of Turkey. It is also found in Georgia, Asia Minor, Caucasus, and Crimea. It have 1 millimetre (0.039 in) long genitalia.
Harpalus quadratus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1846. Its range is reported to cover Asia Minor and the Caucasus, and it lives in mountainous regions.
Calathus jakupicensis is a species of ground beetle from the Platyninae subfamily that is endemic to North Macedonia.
Agonum marginatum is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and is found throughout Europe, North Africa, Siberia, West Asia, as well as on islands such as Canary, Azores, and Madeira.
