Carabidae Checklist: Ground Beetles
Ground beetles belong to the family Carabidae. Most are shiny or metallic, and have ridged elytra. Most carabids have a groove on their foreleg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
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- Singapore (26 Photos)
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Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 Subfamily: Carabinae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Dryptinae Latreille, 1796 Subfamily: Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Subfamily: Licininae Bonelli, 1810 Subfamily: Orthogoniinae Schaum, 1857 Subfamily: Panagaeinae Bonelli, 1810 Subfamily: Platyninae Bonelli, 1810 Subfamily: Paussinae Latreille, 1807 1 more...50 Photos
Singapore: Carabidae DSC_8136
Singapore: Carabidae DSC_7273
Singapore: Carabidae P4305778
West Malaysia: Carabidae P7066482
Subfamily: Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 Tribe: Helluonini Hope, 18381 Photo
Tribe: Helluonini Hope, 1838 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 Tribe: Helluonini Hope, 1838 Genus: Macrocheilus Hope, 18381 Photo
Genus: Macrocheilus Hope, 1838 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Anthiinae Bonelli, 1813 Tribe: Helluonini Hope, 1838 Genus: Macrocheilus Hope, 18381 Photo
Singapore: Macrocheilus sp. PA067103
Subfamily: Carabinae Latreille, 1802 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Carabinae Latreille, 1802 Tribe: Carabini Latreille, 18022 Photos
Tribe: Carabini Latreille, 1802 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Carabinae Latreille, 1802 Tribe: Carabini Latreille, 18022 Photos
Netherlands: Carabus problematicus Herbst, 1786
Netherlands: Carabus nemoralis Muller, 1764
Subfamily: Dryptinae Latreille, 1796 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Dryptinae Latreille, 1796 Tribe: Dryptini Latreille, 17961 Photo
Tribe: Dryptini Latreille, 1796 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Dryptinae Latreille, 1796 Tribe: Dryptini Latreille, 1796 Genus: Dendrocellus Schmidt-Goebel, 18461 Photo
Genus: Dendrocellus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Dryptinae Latreille, 1796 Tribe: Dryptini Latreille, 1796 Genus: Dendrocellus Schmidt-Goebel, 18461 Photo
Singapore: Dendrocellus geniculatus (Klug, 1834)
Subfamily: Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Ctenodactylini Laporte, 18342 Photos
Tribe: Ctenodactylini Laporte, 1834 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Ctenodactylini Laporte, 1834 Genus: Calophaena Klug, 18212 Photos
Genus: Calophaena Klug, 1821 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Ctenodactylini Laporte, 1834 Genus: Calophaena Klug, 18212 Photos
Ecuador: Calophaena sp. P6077977
Ecuador: Calophaena sp. P6143299
Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Odacanthini Laporte, 183427 Photos
Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Calleida Latreille, 1824 Genus: Catascopus Kirby, 1825 Genus: Coptodera Dejean, 1825 Genus: Dolichoctis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Genus: Holcoderus Chaudoir, 1870 Genus: Pericalus W.S.MacLeay, 1825 Genus: Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829 Genus: Serrimargo Chaudoir, 187026 Photos
Indonesia (Kalimantan): Pericalina PA189974
Indonesia (Kalimantan): Pericalina PA191604
Genus: Calleida Latreille, 1824 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Calleida Latreille, 18241 Photo
Singapore: cf. Calleida sp.
Genus: Catascopus Kirby, 1825 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Catascopus Kirby, 18253 Photos
Singapore: Catascopus facialis (Wiedemann, 1819)
Singapore: Catascopus sp. DSC_9728
Indonesia (Kalimantan): Catascopus sp. PA201818
Genus: Coptodera Dejean, 1825 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Coptodera Dejean, 18255 Photos
Singapore: Coptodera johorensis Kirschenhofer, 2010
West Malaysia: Coptodera johorensis Kirschenhofer, 2010
Singapore: Coptodera marginata Dupuis, 1912
Indonesia (Sumatra): Coptodera sp. PB033646
Indonesia (Kalimantan): Coptodera sp. PA189505
Genus: Dolichoctis Schmidt-Goebel, 1846 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Dolichoctis Schmidt-Goebel, 18463 Photos
Singapore: Dolichoctis tetracolon Chaudoir, 1869
Singapore: cf. Dolichoctis sp. P1137125
Singapore: cf. Dolichoctis sp. P7034362
Genus: Holcoderus Chaudoir, 1870 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Holcoderus Chaudoir, 18701 Photo
Singapore: Holcoderus gracilis (Oberthür, 1883)
Genus: Pericalus W.S.MacLeay, 1825 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Pericalus W.S.MacLeay, 18255 Photos
Singapore: Pericalus depressus Andrewes, 1926
East Malaysia: Pericalus cf. figuratus Chaudoir, 1861
Thailand: Pericalus ornatus Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Singapore: Pericalus quadrimaculatus (W.S.Macleay, 1825)
Indonesia (Sumatra): Pericalus sp. PB033642
Genus: Physodera Eschscholtz, 1829 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Physodera Eschscholtz, 18293 Photos
East Malaysia: Physodera cf. chalceres Andrewes, 1930
Singapore: Physodera dejeani Eschscholtz, 1829
Singapore: Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849
Genus: Serrimargo Chaudoir, 1870 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Lebiini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Serrimargo Chaudoir, 18703 Photos
Singapore: Serrimargo ater (Laporte, 1835)
Singapore: Serrimargo grouvellei Bouchard, 1901
Singapore: Serrimargo sp. P5199058
Tribe: Odacanthini Laporte, 1834 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Odacanthini Laporte, 1834 Genus: Mimocolliuris Liebke, 19331 Photo
Genus: Mimocolliuris Liebke, 1933 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Lebiinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Odacanthini Laporte, 1834 Genus: Mimocolliuris Liebke, 19331 Photo
Indonesia (Sumatra): Mimocolliuris sp. PB043803
Subfamily: Licininae Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Licininae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Chlaeniini Bonelli, 18102 Photos
Tribe: Chlaeniini Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Licininae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Chlaeniini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Chlaenius Bonelli, 18102 Photos
Genus: Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Licininae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Chlaeniini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Chlaenius Bonelli, 18102 Photos
Singapore: Chlaenius rufifemoratus Macleay, 1825
Thailand: Chlaenius (Sphodromimus) sp.
Subfamily: Orthogoniinae Schaum, 1857 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Orthogoniinae Schaum, 1857 Tribe: Orthogoniini Schaum, 18576 Photos
Tribe: Orthogoniini Schaum, 1857 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Orthogoniinae Schaum, 1857 Tribe: Orthogoniini Schaum, 1857 Genus: Hexachaetus Chaudoir, 1872 Genus: Orthogonius W.S.MacLeay, 18256 Photos
Genus: Hexachaetus Chaudoir, 1872 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Orthogoniinae Schaum, 1857 Tribe: Orthogoniini Schaum, 1857 Genus: Hexachaetus Chaudoir, 18721 Photo
East Malaysia: Hexachaetus lateralis (Guérin-Méneville, 1843)
Genus: Orthogonius W.S.MacLeay, 1825 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Orthogoniinae Schaum, 1857 Tribe: Orthogoniini Schaum, 1857 Genus: Orthogonius W.S.MacLeay, 18255 Photos
West Malaysia: Orthogonius sp. DSC_4515
Singapore: Orthogonius sp. P4164834
East Malaysia: Orthogonius sp. DSC_3553
East Malaysia: Orthogonius sp. P7052845
Indonesia (Kalimantan): Orthogonius sp. PA179043
Subfamily: Panagaeinae Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Panagaeinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Panagaeini Bonelli, 18101 Photo
Tribe: Panagaeini Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Panagaeinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Panagaeini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Craspedophorus Hope, 18381 Photo
Genus: Craspedophorus Hope, 1838 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Panagaeinae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Panagaeini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Craspedophorus Hope, 18381 Photo
Singapore: Craspedophorus hajeki (Häckel & Kirschenhofer, 2014)
Subfamily: Platyninae Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Platyninae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Platynini Bonelli, 18102 Photos
Tribe: Platynini Bonelli, 1810 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Platyninae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Platynini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Metacolpodes Jeannel, 19482 Photos
Indonesia (Sumatra): Platynina PB022525
Genus: Metacolpodes Jeannel, 1948 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Platyninae Bonelli, 1810 Tribe: Platynini Bonelli, 1810 Genus: Metacolpodes Jeannel, 19481 Photo
Indonesia (Sumatra): Metacolpodes buchanani (Hope 1831)
Subfamily: Paussinae Latreille, 1807 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Paussinae Latreille, 1807 Tribe: Ozaenini Hope, 18381 Photo
Tribe: Ozaenini Hope, 1838 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Paussinae Latreille, 1807 Tribe: Ozaenini Hope, 1838 Genus: Pseudozaena Laporte, 18341 Photo
Genus: Pseudozaena Laporte, 1834 Family: Carabidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Paussinae Latreille, 1807 Tribe: Ozaenini Hope, 1838 Genus: Pseudozaena Laporte, 18341 Photo
Singapore: Pseudozaena orientalis Klug, 1834
Larvae
Singapore: Physodera eschscholtzii Parry, 1849
