| Eucheila | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Eucheila Dejean, 1829 |
Eucheila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: [1]
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
- Eucheila adisi Ball & Shpeley, 1983
- Eucheila atrata (Dejean, 1831)
- Eucheila boliviana (Mateu, 1989)
- Eucheila boyeri (Solier, 1835)
- Eucheila breviformis (Chaudoir, 1872)
- Eucheila cordova Ball & Shpeley, 1983
- Eucheila costulata (Chaudoir, 1872)
- Eucheila erwini Shpeley & Ball, 2000
- Eucheila flavilabris Dejean & Boisduval, 1829
- Eucheila inpa (Ball & Shpeley, 1983)
- Eucheila kiplingi Shpeley & Ball, 2000
- Eucheila lucida (Mateu, 1989)
- Eucheila marginata Shpeley & Ball, 2000
- Eucheila mateui Shpeley & Ball, 2000
- Eucheila megala (Reichardt, 1966)
- Eucheila mirifica Anichtchenko, 2009
- Eucheila nevermanni (Liebke, 1929)
- Eucheila palpalis (Ball & Shpeley, 1983)
- Eucheila pilosa Shpeley & Ball, 2000
- Eucheila planipennis (Bates, 1891)
- Eucheila purpurea (Ball & Shpeley, 1983)
- Eucheila reichardti (Ball & Shpeley, 1983)
- Eucheila splendens (Ball & Shpeley, 1983)
- Eucheila strandi (Liebke, 1939)
- Eucheila surinamensis Shpeley & Ball, 2000
Eucheila boyeri is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.
