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Checklist of Family Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Carabid beetles)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1635
2957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
249
1633
2955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
242
1602
2916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
171
1345
2576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
496
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
2
71
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
69
208
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
69
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesser Antilles
69 Genera with 208 Species
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Agra Fabricius, 1856Elegant canopy beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Amblygnathus Dejean, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Anaulacus MacLeay, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Anchonoderus Reiche, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Aniara Hope, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Anomotarus Chaudoir, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Antilliscaris Banninger, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Apenes LeConte, 182521SpeciesTaxom
Aphaenopidius J. Muhler, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ardistomis Putzeys, 18465SpeciesTaxom
Aspidoglossa Putzeys, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Athrostictus Bates, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Barylaus Liebherr, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1834Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Brasiella Rivalier, 1980Little Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18723SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1792Caterpillar hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Calybe Laporte de C..., 18641SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1857Ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetoduvalius Jeannel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1935Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1781Common Tiger Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Clinidium Kirby, 19704SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Colliuris De Geer, 1863Long-necked Ground Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Coptia Brullé, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Coptodera Dejean, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Ctenostoma Klug, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1798Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirus Mannerheim, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Discoderus LeConte, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Distichus Motschulsky, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Dyscolus Dejean, 20219SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1831False Bombardier Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Glyptolenus Bates, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Gnathaphanus MacLeay, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Habroscelimorpha Dokhtouroff, 1831Habro Tiger Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Halocoryza Alluaud, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hyboptera Chaudoir, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lachnophorus Dejean, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1825colorful foliage ground beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Liagonum Jeannel, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Megastylulus Giachino & S..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Micratopus Casey, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Morion Latreille, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Neoaulacoryssus Noonan, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Oxydrepanus Putzeys, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pachyteles Perty, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paraulacoryssus SHPELEY; HUN..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pentacomia Bates, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Pentagonica Schmidt-Göbel, 19856SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Perigona Laporte, 18314SpeciesTaxom
Perileptus Schaum, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Phloeoxena Chaudoir, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 193414SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaptinus Castelnau de..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1830Scarites Ground Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 201724SpeciesTaxom
Semiardistomis Kult, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Stenocrepis Chaudoir, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Stratiotes Putzeys, 1861Water soldiers1SpeciesTaxom
Stylulus Schaufuss, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1916Metallic Tiger Beetles8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
208 Species and 22 Subspecies
Agra atlas Erwin, 1984
Agra chocha Erwin, 1986Coastal stream gobies
Agra howdenorum Erwin, 1982
Agra nigrarima Erwin, 1984
Agra rufarima Erwin, 1984
Agra sironyx Erwin, 1984
Agra virgata Chevrolat, 1856
Amblygnathus cephalotes Dejena, 1829
Amblygnathus darlingtoni (Ball&Maddison, 1987)⇒ Mulsanteus darlingtoni Ball & Maddison, 1987
Amblygnathus gilvipes (Ball&Maddison, 1987)⇒ Mulsanteus gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Amblygnathus gilvipes gilvipes Ball & Maddison, 1987
Amblygnathus puncticollis Putzeys, 1878
Amblygnathus suturalis Putzeys, 1845
Anaulacus (Macracanthus) ciliatus Mutchler, 1934
Anchonoderus jamaicensis Liebherr, 1988
Aniara sepulchralis Fabricius, 1801
Anomotarus (Dromiotes) crudelis Newman, 1840
Antilliscaris danforthi Darlington, 1939
Antilliscaris megacephalus Hlavac, 1969
Antilliscaris mutchleri Banninger, 1939Black spinefoot
Apenes (Apenes) chalumeaui Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes (Apenes) darlingtoni Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes delicatus laevior Darlington, 1953
Apenes (Apenes) dominica Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes (Apenes) farri Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes (Apenes) iviei Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes (Apenes) kathleenae Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes lucidulus michelii Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes (Apenes) marginalis Dejean, 1831
Apenes (Apenes) pallipes Fabricius, 1792
Apenes parallelus inaguae Darlington, 1953
Apenes (Apenes) portoricensis Darlington, 1939
Apenes (Apenes) scobifer Darlington, 1934
Apenes scobifer melaena Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes aptera Darlington, 1935
Apenes coriacea Chevrolat, 1863
Apenes lucidula Dejean, 1831
Apenes parallela (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Apenes aenea Dejean, 1831
Apenes prasina Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Apenes purpurata Fleutiaux & ..., 1890
Apenes variegata Dejean, 1825
Aphaenopidius treulandi cephalotes Knirsch, 1926
Ardistomis atripennis Putzeys, 1866
Ardistomis franki Nichols, 1988
Ardistomis guadeloupensis Kult, 1950
Ardistomis hispaniolensis Nichols, 1988
Ardistomis mannerheimi Putzeys, 1846
Aspidoglossa semicrenata (Chaudoir, 1843)⇒ Aspidoglossa schach Fabricius, 1792
Athrostictus paganus Dejean, 1831
Barylaus estriata Darlington, 1939
Bembidion (Notaphus) sparsum Bates, 1882
Bembidion darlingtoni Mutchler, 1934Joewood
Bembidion jamaicense Darlington, 1934
Bembidion portoricense Darlington, 1939
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) brunneus Castelnau, 1834
Brasiella (Brasiella) argentata Fabricius, 1801
Brasiella argentata cyanosparsa Chaudoir, 1852
Brasiella (Brasiella) insularis Br. van Nidek, 1980
Calleida (Calleida) arrowi Liebke, 1939
Calleida (Calleida) bahamensis Darlington, 1953
Calleida (Calleida) decolor Chaudoir, 1872
Calodromius sphex Andrewes, 1933
Calosoma (Callitropa) palmeri G. Horn, 1876
Calosoma (Castrida) alternans Fabricius, 1792
Calosoma alternans alternans Fabricius, 1792
Calybe (Calybe) grata Motschulsky, 1864
Carabus violaceus dryas Gistel, 1857
Chaetoduvalius saetosus stenoderus Jeannel, 1928
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) jamaicae Darlington, 1935
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) carthagena Dejean, 1831
Cicindela carthagena jamaicana Brouerius va..., 1980
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) favergeri Audouin & Br..., 1839
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) trifasciata (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Cicindelidia trifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Cicindela trifasciata trifasciata Fabricius, 1781
Clinidium (Clinidium) chiolinoi R.T.Bell, 1970
Clinidium (Clinidium) howdenorum R.T. & J.R. ..., 1985
Clinidium (Clinidium) jamaicense Arrow, 1942
Clinidium (Tainoa) darlingtoni R.T.Bell, 1970
Clivina (Paraclivina) marginipennis (Putzeys, 1846)⇒ Paraclivina marginipennis Putzeys, 1846
Clivina (Semiclivina) addita Darlington, 1934
Clivina (Semiclivina) biplagiata Putzeys, 1866
Clivina (Semiclivina) misella Sloane, 1905
Colliuris (Calocolliuris) caymanensis (Darlington, 1947)⇒ Cosnania tetrastigma caymanensis Darlington, 1947
Colliuris (Calocolliuris) portoricensis Liebke, 1930
Colliuris (Calocolliuris) rufipes Dejean, 1825
Colliuris (Cosnania) pensylvanica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cosnania pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1767
Colliuris tetrastigma Chaudoir, 1863
Coptia armata Castelnau, 1832
Coptodera (Coptodera) acutipennis Buquet, 1834
Coptodera (Coptodera) festiva Dejean, 1825
Coptodera (Coptodera) picea Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Ctenostoma trinidadense Naviaux & Br..., 2009
Cylindera (Plectographa) suturalis Fabricius, 1798
Cylindera suturalis guadeloupensis Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Cylindera suturalis suturalis Fabricius, 1798
Dicheirus piceus Ménétriés, 1845Shadow goby
Discoderus beauvoisii Dejean, 1829
Distichus (Lophogenius) octocoelus Chaudoir, 1855
Distichus (Lophogenius) orientalis Bonelli, 1813
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) alternans Chaudoir, 1879
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) dejeanii Chaudoir, 1859
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) ellipticus Chaudoir, 1878
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) elongatus Chaudoir, 1879
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) lherminieri Chaudoir, 1842
Dyscolus (Dyscolus) memnonius Dejean, 1828
Dyscolus (Glyptolenopsis) coptoderoides Darlington, 1937
Dyscolus duportei Liebherr & Ivie, 2021
Dyscolus racquelae Liebherr & Ivie, 2021
Galerita (Galerita) americana Linnaeus, 1758
Galerita (Galerita) microcostata Darlington, 1934
Galerita (Galerita) ruficollis (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Galerita affinis Dejean, 1831
Galerita (Galerita) tristis (Reiche, 1842)⇒ Galerita africana Dejean, 1825
Galerita (Progaleritina) lecontei Dejean, 1831Goldenlined spinefish
Glyptolenus chalybeus Dejean, 1831
Glyptolenus latelytra Darlington, 1935
Glyptolenus simplicicollis Darlington, 1934
Glyptolenus smithi Liebherr, 1997
Gnathaphanus licinoides Hope, 1842
Habroscelimorpha auraria Klug, 1835
Habroscelimorpha boops Dejean, 1831
Halocoryza arenaria Darlington, 1939
Hyboptera verrucosa Reiche, 1842
Lachnophorus leucopterus Chevrolat, 1863
Lachnophorus montoroi Tremoleras, 1931
Lebia (Lebia) frenata Chaudoir, 1871
Lebia (Lebia) sellata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ 
Liagonum beckeri Jeannel, 1961
Megastylulus pivai Giachino & S..., 2003
Micratopus insularis Darlington, 1934
Micratopus withycombei Jeannel, 1932
Morion costigerus Darlington, 1934
Neoaulacoryssus cupripennis Gory, 1833
Notiobia (Notiobia) nebrioides Perty, 1830
Notiobia (Notiobia) pallipes Bates, 1882
Notiobia (Notiobia) viridula Dejean, 1829
Oxydrepanus (Neoreicheia) coamensis Mutchler, 1934
Pachyteles (Pachyteles) delauneyi Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Paraulacoryssus puertoricensis Mutchler, 1934
Pentacomia (Poecilochila) ventralis Dejean, 1825
Pentagonica flavipes LeConte, 1853
Pentagonica flavipes flavipes LeConte, 1853
Pentagonica flavipes picipes Darlington, 1935
Pentagonica maculicornis Bates, 1883
Pentagonica ochracea Reichardt, 1968
Pentagonica philipi R.T.Bell, 1985
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) alcimus Erwin, 1974
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) elegantulus Laferte, 1841Violet goby
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) histrionellus Bates, 1884
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) jamcubanus Erwin, 1974
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) morantensis Erwin, 1974
Pericompsus (Pericompsus) reichei Putzeys, 1846
Perigona (Perigona) guadeloupensis Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Perigona (Perigona) microps Darlington, 1934
Perigona (Perigona) picea Darlington, 1934
Perigona (Trechicus) nigriceps Dejean, 1831Tawny Harp Ground Beetle
Perileptus (Perileptus) dentifer Darlington, 1935
Perileptus (Perileptus) jeanneli (Darlington, 1934)⇒ Perileptus darlingtoni Casale & Lan..., 1989
Perileptus (Perileptus) minutus Darlington, 1935
Pheropsophus (Pheropsophus) aequinoctialis Linnaeus, 1763
Phloeoxena (Phloeoxena) portoricensis Darlington, 1939
Platynus bromeliarum Darlington, 1937
Platynus bruesi Darlington, 1935
Platynus cavicola Darlington, 1964
Platynus cinchonae Darlington, 1934
Platynus darlingtoni Emden, 1949
Platynus eupunctatus Liebherr, 1987
Platynus faber Darlington, 1935
Platynus macer Jedlička, 1940
Platynus parallelosomus Liebherr, 1987
Platynus punctus Darlington, 1935
Platynus rastafarius Liebherr, 1987
Platynus roysi Darlington, 1937
Platynus subovalis Darlington, 1935
Platynus vagepunctatus Darlington, 1934
Pseudaptinus (Pseudaptinus) insularis Mutchler, 1934Joewood
Pseudaptinus (Pseudaptinus) thaxteri Darlington, 1934
Scarites (Scarites) heterogrammus Perty, 1830
Selenophorus (Celiamorphus) discopunctatus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) alternans Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) barbadensis Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) clypealis Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) dubius Putzeys, 1878
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) flavilabris Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Selenophorus flavilabris flavilabris
Selenophorus flavilabris ubancus Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) integer Fabricius, 1801
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) latior Darlington, 1934
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) nonseriatus Darlington, 1934
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) paramundus Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) parumpunctatus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) parvus Darlington, 1934
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) propinquus Putzeys, 1874
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) pyritosus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) striatopunctatus Putzeys, 1878
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) subquadratus Putzeys, 1878
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) woodruffi Ball & Shpeley, 1992
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) yucatanus Putzeys, 1878
Selenophorus fabricii Shpeley, Hun..., 2017
Selenophorus irec Shpeley & Hu..., 2017
Selenophorus iviei Shpeley, Hun..., 2017
Selenophorus spinosus Shpeley & Hu..., 2017
Semiardistomis exspectatus Valdes, 2012
Semiardistomis laevistriatus Fleutiaux & ..., 1889
Stenocrepis (Stenous) palustris Darlington, 1935
Stratiotes iracundus Putzeys, 1861
Stylulus (Stylulus) isabelae Giachino & S..., 2003
Stylulus (Stylulus) nasutus Schaufuss, 1882Convict tang
Tachys (Paratachys) abruptus Darlington, 1934
Tachys (Paratachys) albipes LeConte, 1863
Tachys (Paratachys) carib Darlington, 1935
Tachys (Paratachys) dominicanus Darlington, 1934
Tachys (Paratachys) piceolus LaFerté-Séne..., 1841
Tachys (Paratachys) trechulus Darlington, 1935
Tachys (Tachys) vittiger LeConte, 1852
Tetracha (Neotetracha) acutipennis Dejean, 1825
Tetracha (Neotetracha) gracilis Reiche, 1842
Tetracha gracilis curacaoica Neervoort Va..., 1886
Tetracha carolina occidentalis Klug, 1829
Tetracha sobrina infuscata Mannerheim, 1837
Tetracha (Tetracha) carolina Linnaeus, 1766Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha (Tetracha) sobrina Dejean, 1831
Tetracha sobrina antiguana Leng & Mutchler, 1916

Subnodes of Carabidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SubfamilyBrachininae
Bonelli, 1810
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCarabinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCicindelinae
Latreille, 1802
Tiger beetles
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHarpalinae
Bonelli, 1810
35
132
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPaussinae
Latreille, 1807
Ant nest beetles, Flanged bombardier beetles, Paussines
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRhysodinae
Castelnau, 1840
Wrinkled bark beetles
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScaritinae
Bonelli, 1810
Pedunculate ground beetles
10
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTrechinae
Bonelli, 1810
9
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Carabidae (Latreille 1802)
Carabidae (Latreille 1802)


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