Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.
Carabus is a genus of beetles in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 91 subgenera and more than 1000 recognised species, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 11 Nearctic species are also known. Carabus spp. are 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in) long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars.
Leistus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic and the Nearctic. It 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:
Ophonus is a ground beetle genus native to the Palearctic, the Near East, the Nearctic and North Africa. It contains the following species:
Trechus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic and the Near East. The name is derived from the Greek word trécho, meaning "I run".
Microdaccus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles. Occasionally it was treated as a tribe Platynini of subfamily Harpalinae, particularly when this was circumscribed loosely.
Platyderus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Scaritinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Typhloreicheia is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Reicheadella is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Anillus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Hypotyphlus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Deltomerus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Duvalius is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae
Sinaphaenops is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Clivinini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 genera in Clivinini.
