Pterostichus is a very large genus of ground beetles with a Holarctic distribution in the subfamily Harpalinae. It has over 1,200 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.
Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus 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:
Synuchus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic and the Near East. It contains the following species:
Lebia is a genus of predatory ground beetles. Common names include colorful foliage ground beetles and flat ground beetles. They are found worldwide and there over 700 species in 17 subgenera.
Apristus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Syntomus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Parena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Peliocypas is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Coptodera is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, constituted of 105 species distributed across North and South America, Africa, Oceania and eastern Asia.
Dolichoctis is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. It was first described by Schmidt-Gobel in 1846.
Allocota is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Holosoma is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are 11 described species in Holosoma, 10 found in China and 1 from the Philippines.
Euschizomerus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles.
Metacolpodes is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 30 described species in Metacolpodes.
Lesticus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae first described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1828.
Lebiini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 250 genera and 4,800 described species in Lebiini.
