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Genus: | Xystosomus Schaum, 1859 |
Xystosomus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species: [1]
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 phytophagous or omnivorous.
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Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit and flower chafers, flower beetles and flower scarabs. There are around 4,000 species, many of them still undescribed.
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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.
Cymindis is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:
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Broscinae is a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 30 genera and at least 340 described species in Broscinae.
Craspedonotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.
Phorticosomus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:
Orthogoniinae is a subfamily of ground beetles. Occasionally it was treated as a tribe Orthogoniini of subfamily Harpalinae, particularly when this was circumscribed loosely.
Pericompsus is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 70 described species in Pericompsus.
Neocollyris plicata is a species of ground beetle in the genus Neocollyris in the family Carabidae. It was described by Schaum in 1863.
Neocollyris speciosa is a species of ground beetle in the genus Neocollyris in the family Carabidae. It was described by Schaum in 1863.
Bembidiini is a tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are more than 120 genera and 3,100 described species in Bembidiini.
Harpalini is a tribe of a diverse group of ground beetles belonging to the subfamily Harpalinae within the broader family Carabidae. The tribe contains more than 1,900 species.
Pterostichini is a tribe of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae. There are about 180 genera and more than 3,800 described species in Pterostichini.