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.
Platyderus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 100 described species in Platyderus.
Nebria lafresnayei is a 24 millimetres (0.94 in) long species of ground beetle in the Nebriinae subfamily that can be found in Cantabrian Mountains of Andorra, France, and in Serville commune of Spain.
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 berytensis is a species of ground beetle in the Brachininae subfamily that can be found in Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece. It can also be found in the Near Eastern countries such as Armenia, Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria. The species look similar to Brachinus bombarda.
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.
Harpalus neglectus is a species of ground beetle native to Europe, where it can be found in such territories as Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Portugal, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and Ukraine. It is doubtful that the beetle exists in Austria, Slovakia and Switzerland. It is also found in such African countries as Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Harpalus hospes is a species of ground beetle native to Europe, where it can be found in such countries as Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and southern part of Russia. It is also found in such Asian countries as Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Turkey and Uzbekistan.
Harpalus modestus is a species of black coloured ground beetle that can be found in such European countries as Andorra, Austria, Baltic states, Benelux, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, all states of former Yugoslavia, and central part of Russia. Its existence in Spain and on Alboran island is doubtful. It can also be found in Japan, North and South Korea, and Chinese provinces such as Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shanxi, and Sichuan.
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.
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.
Macrodactylini is a tribe of May beetles and junebugs in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 46 genera and over a thousand species described in the tribe Macrodactylini.
