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Checklist of Superfamily Caraboidea Latreille, 1802
for Libya (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
1125
2066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
203
1122
2062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
199
1109
2043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
125
760
1470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
28
335
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
2
67
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
66
151
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Libya
1 Family width 151 Species and 67 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles151SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Libya
66 Genera with 151 Species
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Acinopus Dejean, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Acupalpus Latreille, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1867Seed-Eating Ground Beetles14SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Anthia Weber, 17923SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 183621SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1831Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Broscus Panzer, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Calathus Bonelli, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Calomera Motschulsky, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1775Caterpillar hunters5SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1899Ground beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Cephalota Dokhtouroff, 18253SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1856Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1781Common Tiger Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophonus Brandmayr & ..., 18291SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1891Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cymindis Latreille, 18258SpeciesTaxom
Daptus Fischer von ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Dicheirotrichus Jacquelin du..., 18291SpeciesTaxom
Dixus Billberg, 17952SpeciesTaxom
Drypta Latreille, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 186410SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Glycia Chaudoir, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Grammognatha Motschulsky, 18222SpeciesTaxom
Graphipterus Latreille, 18597SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Heteracantha Brullé, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Laemostenus Bonelli, 18304SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1789colorful foliage ground beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Licinus Latreille, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Lophyra Motschulsky, 19484SpeciesTaxom
Masoreus Dejean, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Megacephala Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Mesolestes Schatzmayr, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Metadromius Bedel, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 190810SpeciesTaxom
Myriochila Motschulsky, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1806Gazelle Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Neolaphyra Bedel, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Odotoncarus Solier, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Ophonus Dejean, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Orthomus Chaudoir, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Paradromius Fowler, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Parallelomorphus Motschulsky, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Paussus L., 18602SpeciesTaxom
Pheropsophus Solier, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Philorhizus Hope, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Platyderus Stephens, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Platytarus Fairmaire, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pogonus Dejean, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1828Scarites Ground Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Siagona Latreille, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Sinechostictus Motschulsky, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Singilis Rambur, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Sirdenus Dejean, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sphodrus Clairville, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1781Seedcorn Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Syntomus Hope, 18127SpeciesTaxom
Tachys Dejean, 18285SpeciesTaxom
Trechus Clairville, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Zabrus Clairville, 18311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Libya
151 Species and 67 Subspecies
Acinopus (Acinopus) doderoi Gudelli, 1925
Acinopus (Acinopus) sabulosus Fabricius, 1792
Acinopus sabulosus sabulosus Fabricius, 1792
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) elegans Dejean, 1829
Acupalpus (Acupalpus) maculatus Schaum, 1860
Agonum (Agonum) nigrum (Dejean, 1828)⇒ Agonum fuliginosum Panzer, 1809
Amara (Acorius) metallescens C. Zimmermann, 1831
Amara (Amara) aenea De Geer, 1774Common sun beetle
Amara (Amathitis) rufescens (Dejean, 1829)⇒ Amara aulica Panzer, 1796
Amara rufescens schismatica Antoine, 1957
Amara (Camptocelia) cottyi Coquerel, 1859
Amara cottyi aenescens Putzeys, 1865
Amara (Celia) aberrans Baudi Di Selva, 1864
Amara (Celia) cottyi Coquerel, 1859
Amara (Celia) simplex Dejean, 1828
Amara (Curtonotus) aulica Panzer, 1796Princely harp ground beetle
Amara (Paracelia) cyrenaica Baliani, 1928
Amara (Paracelia) simplex Dejean, 1828
Amara simplex simplex Dejean, 1828
Amara (Xanthamara) chlorotica Fairmaire, 1867
Anisodactylus (Hexatrichus) virens Dejean, 1829
Anisodactylus virens winthemi Dejean, 1831
Anthia (Thermophilum) sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787
Anthia sexmaculata sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787
Anthia (Thermophilum) venator Fabricius, 1792
Bembidion (Emphanes) normannum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion normannum mediterraneum Csiki, 1928
Bembidion normannum normannum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Neja) ambiguum Dejean, 1831Ground beetle
Bembidion (Neja) leucoscelis Chaudoir, 1850
Bembidion leucoscelis tripolitanum Schatzmayr, 1937
Bembidion (Nepha) schmidti Wollaston, 1854
Bembidion schmidti tibesticum Bruneau de M..., 1990
Bembidion cruciatum atlantis Antoine, 1944
Bembidion siculum siculum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Ocyturanes) praeustum (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Bembidion siculum siculum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion praeustum praeustum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Omoperyphus) steinbuehleri Ganglbauer, 1891
Bembidion steinbuehleri gridellii DeMonte, 1947
Bembidion (Peryphus) cruciatum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Peryphus) hummleri J. Muller, 1918
Bembidion hummleri hummleri J. G.& Müller, 1918
Bembidion (Philochthus) iricolor Bedel, 1879
Bembidion (Philochthus) vicinum Lucas, 1846
Bembidion (Phyla) tethys Netolitzky, 1926
Bembidion (Testedium) laetum Brullé, 1836
Brachinus (Aploa) nobilis Dejean, 1831
Broscus laevigatus Dejean, 1828
Calathus (Calathus) fuscipes Goeze, 1777Dark-footed harp ground beetle
Calathus fuscipes kochi Schatzmayr, 1937
Calathus (Neocalathus) mollis Marsham, 1802
Calathus mollis atticus Gautier Des ..., 1867
Calodromius mayeti Bedel, 1907
Calomera aulica aulica Dejean, 1831
Calomera littoralis littoralis Fabricius, 1787
Calosoma (Calosoma) sycophanta Linnaeus, 1758Agreeable Caterpillar Hunter
Calosoma imbricatum imbricatum Klug, 1832
Calosoma (Caminara) olivieri Dejean, 1831
Calosoma (Campalita) algiricum Géhin, 1885
Calosoma maderae maderae Fabricius, 1775
Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792
Carabus morbillosus constantinus Kraatz, 1899
Cephalota (Cassolaia) maura Linnaeus, 1758
Cephalota (Taenidia) tibialis Dejean, 1822
Cephalota tibialis lyonii Vigors, 1825
Chlaenius (Chlaenites) spoliatus P. Rossi, 1792
Chlaenius spoliatus spoliatus P. Rossi, 1792
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) festivus Panzer, 1796
Chlaenius festivus festivus Panzer, 1796
Chlaenius (Nectochlaenius) canariensis Dejean, 1831
Chlaenius canariensis seminitidus Chaudoir, 1856
Cicindela (Lophyridia) littoralis (Dokhtouroff, 1887)⇒ Calomera littoralis littoralis Fabricius, 1787
Cicindela littoralis littoralis Fabricius, 1787
Cicindela littoralis reductemaculata Mandl, 1934
Cicindela aphrodisia panormitana Ragusa, 1906
Cicindela aulica (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Cicindela aphrodisia panormitana Ragusa, 1906
Cicindela aulica aulica Dejean, 1831
Cicindela lunulata Fabricius, 1781
Cryptophonus litigiosus Dejean, 1829
Cylindera trisignata siciliensis Horn, 1891
Cylindera (Eugrapha) trisignata Dejean, 1822
Cylindera trisignata siciliensis W. Horn, 1891
Cymindis (Cymindis) axillaris (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Cymindis scapularis Schaum, 1857
Cymindis axillaris axillaris Fabricius, 1794
Cymindis axillaris grazianii Schatzmayr, 1937
Cymindis (Cymindis) scapularis Schaum, 1857
Cymindis (Cymindis) setifeensis Lucas, 1842
Cymindis setifeensis laevistriata Lucas, 1846
Cymindis (Tarulus) suturalis Dejean, 1825
Cymindis suturalis suturalis Dejean, 1825
Daptus vittatus Fischer von ..., 1823
Dicheirotrichus (Trichocellus) obsoletus Dejean, 1829
Dixus interruptus Fabricius, 1775
Dixus sphaerocephalus (Olivier, 1795)⇒ Dixus interruptus Fabricius, 1775
Drypta (Deserida) distincta P.Rossi, 1792
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) impunctipennis Dawson, 1854
Dyschirius (Dyschiriodes) salinus Schaum, 1843
Dyschirius salinus salinus Schaum, 1843
Dyschirius (Dyschirius) longipennis Putzeys, 1866
Dyschirius (Dyschirius) numidicus Putzeys, 1846
Dyschirius numidicus numidicus Putzeys, 1846
Dyschirius (Eudyschirius) fulvipes (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Dyschirius impunctipennis Dawson, 1854
Dyschirius fulvipes rufoaeneus Chaudoir, 1843
Dyschirius angusticollis Putzeys, 1866
Dyschirius cariniceps Baudi Di Selva, 1864
Elaphropus (Sphaerotachys) hoemorroidalis Ponza, 1805
Elaphropus conspicuus Schaum, 1863
Elaphropus curvimanus Wollaston, 1854
Glycia unicolor Chaudoir, 1848
Glycia unicolor unicolor Chaudoir, 1848
Grammognatha euphratica Dejean, 1822
Grammognatha euphratica euphratica Dejean, 1822
Graphipterus heydeni Kraatz, 1890
Graphipterus luctuosus Dejean, 1825
Graphipterus luctuosus luctuosus Dejean, 1825
Graphipterus rotundatus (Klug, 1832)⇒ Graphipterus serrator serrator Forsskål, 1775
Graphipterus serrator Forskal, 1775
Graphipterus serrator heydeni Kraatz, 1890
Graphipterus serrator valdanii Guérin-Mén..., 1859
Harpalus (Cryptophonus) litigiosus (Dejean, 1829)⇒ Cryptophonus litigiosus Dejean, 1829
Harpalus litigiosus cyrenaicus Koch, 1939
Harpalus (Harpalus) affinis (Schrank, 1781)⇒ Harpalus serripes ernsti Kataev, 1995
Harpalus cyrenaicus Koch, 1939
Heteracantha depressa Brullé, 1834
Laemostenus (Laemostenus) cyrenaicus Gridelli, 1930
Laemostenus (Rhysosphodrus) deneveui Fairmaire, 1859
Laemostenus (Sphodroides) picicornis Dejean, 1831
Laemostenus picicornis picicornis Dejean & Boi..., 1830
Lebia (Lebia) trimaculata (Villers, 1789)⇒ 
Licinus (Licinus) punctatulus Fabricius, 1792
Lophyra (Lophyra) flexuosa Fabricius, 1787
Lophyra flexuosa flexuosa Fabricius, 1787
Lophyra (Lophyra) neglecta Dejean, 1825
Lophyra neglecta subalba Rivalier, 1948
Masoreus (Masoreus) aegyptiacus Dejean, 1828
Masoreus (Masoreus) affinis Chaudoir, 1843
Masoreus affinis affinis Chaudoir, 1843
Megacephala euphratica euphratica Dejean, 1822
Mesolestes (Mesolestes) fuscus Mateu, 1956
Metadromius lateplagiatus Fairmaire, 1873
Metadromius myrmidon Fairmaire, 1859
Microlestes abeillei Brisout, 1885
Microlestes abeillei brisouti Holdhaus, 1912
Microlestes baudii Fairmaire, 1892
Microlestes corticalis L. Dufour, 1820
Microlestes holdhausi Gridelli, 1930
Microlestes luctuosus Holdhaus, 1904
Microlestes luctuosus luctuosus Holdhaus, 1904
Microlestes syriacus Brisout De B..., 1885
Microlestes vittatus (Motschulsky, 1859)⇒ Microlestes baudii Fairmaire, 1892
Microlestes vittipennis J.R. Sahlberg, 1908
Myriochila (Myriochila) melancholica Fabricius, 1798
Myriochila melancholica melancholica Fabricius, 1798
Nebria (Tyrrhenia) rubicunda Quensel, 1806
Nebria rubicunda rubicunda Quensel, 1806
Neolaphyra ritchiei Vigors, 1825
Odotoncarus asiaticus Chaudoir, 1852
Odotoncarus silvestrii DvoÍák, 1993
Ophonus (Hesperophonus) azureus Fabricius, 1775
Ophonus (Hesperophonus) subquadratus (Dejean, 1829)⇒ 
Ophonus (Metophonus) syriacus Dejean, 1829
Orthomus (Orthomus) berytensis Reiche & Saulcy, 1855
Paradromius (Manodromius) vagepictus Fairmaire, 1875
Paradromius vagepictus profundestriatus Schatzmayr, 1937
Paradromius vagepictus vagepictus Fairmaire, 1875
Parallelomorphus terricola terricola (Bonelli, 1813)⇒ Scarites terricola Bonelli, 1813
Paussus (Crenatopaussus) cirenaicus A. Fiori, 1914
Paussus (Katapaussus) thomsonii Reiche, 1860
Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) africanus Dejean, 1825
Philorhizus crucifer crucifer Lucas, 1846
Philorhizus (Philorhizus) quadrisignatus Dejean, 1825Mab's Lantern
Platyderus (Eremoderus) languidus Reiche & Saulcy, 1855
Platytarus faminii Dejean, 1826
Platytarus faminii faminii Dejean, 1826
Poecilus (Ancholeus) wollastoni Wollaston, 1854
Pogonus (Pogonus) chalceus Marsham, 1802
Pogonus (Pogonus) gilvipes Dejean, 1828
Scarites (Parallelomorphus) subcylindricus Chaudoir, 1843
Scarites (Parallelomorphus) terricola Bonelli, 1813
Scarites terricola terricola Bonelli, 1813
Scarites (Scallophorites) guineensis Dejean, 1831
Scarites (Scallophorites) striatus Dejean, 1825
Scarites (Scarites) procerus Dejean, 1825
Scarites procerus eurytus Fischer, 1828
Siagona europaea Dejean, 1826
Sinechostictus (Sinechostictus) dahlii Dejean, 1831
Sinechostictus dahlii nordafricanus DeMonte, 1949
Singilis (Singilis) mauritanicus Lucas, 1846
Sirdenus (Syrdenopsis) grayii Wollaston, 1862
Sphodrus leucophthalmus Linnaeus, 1758
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) skrimshiranus Stephens, 1828
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) teutonus Schrank, 1781
Syntomus foveatus Geoffroy, 1785
Syntomus fuscomaculatus Motschulsky, 1844
Syntomus impressus Dejean, 1825
Syntomus impressus cyrenaicus Gridelli, 1930
Syntomus lateralis Motschulsky, 1855
Syntomus lateralis lateralis Motschulsky, 1855
Syntomus obscuroguttatus Duftschmid, 1812
Tachys (Polyderis) brevicornis Chaudoir, 1846
Tachys (Tachys) dimediatus Motschulsky, 1849
Tachys dimediatus alexandrinus Schatzmayr &..., 1934
Tachys (Tachys) scutellaris Stephens, 1828
Tachys scutellaris scutellaris Stephens, 1828
Trechus (Trechus) subnotatus Dejean, 1831
Trechus subnotatus subnotatus Dejean, 1831
Zabrus (Pelor) ventricosus C.Zimmermann, 1831

Subnodes of Caraboidea with occurrences in Libya
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
66
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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