| Elaphrus | |
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| Elaphrus riparius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Elaphrinae |
| Genus: | Elaphrus Fabricius, 1775 |
| Subgenera | |
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Elaphrus is a genus in the beetle family Carabidae. There are at least 40 described species in Elaphrus. [1] [2] [3]
These 40 species belong to the genus Elaphrus:
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Badister is a genus of ground beetle in the family Carabidae native to North Africa, the Near East, and the Holarctic, including Europe.
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Zonitis is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. The genus was named and described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Mycetophagus is a genus of hairy fungus beetles in the family Mycetophagidae. There are at least 20 described species in Mycetophagus.
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