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Checklist of Superfamily Caraboidea Latreille, 1802
for West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
402
2907
6200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
2903
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
2819
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
269
2329
4871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
77
616
972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
5
84
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
1
65
169
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
1 Family width 169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Carabidae Latreille, 1802Carabid beetles169SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
65 Genera with 169 Species
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Agonoleptus Casey, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Agonum Bonelli, 18237SpeciesTaxom
Amara Bonelli, 1823Seed-Eating Ground Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Amphasia Newman, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Anillinus Casey, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Anisodactylus Dejean, 18235SpeciesTaxom
Apenes LeConte, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Atranus LeConte, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Bembidion Latreille, 18239SpeciesTaxom
Brachinus Weber, 1844Bombardier Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Bradycellus Erichson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Calleida Latreille & ..., 18231SpeciesTaxom
Calodromius Reitter, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Calosoma Weber, 1837Caterpillar hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Carabus Linnaeus, 1825Ground beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Chlaenius Bonelli, 1823Vivid Metallic Ground Beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Cicindela Linnaeus, 1873Common Tiger Beetles17SpeciesTaxom
Clivina Latreille, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cosnania Dejean, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cratacanthus Dejean, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Cylindera Westwood, 1775Rounded-thorax Tiger Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Cymindis Latreille, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Dicaelus Bonelli, 1813Notched-mouth Ground Beetles7SpeciesTaxom
Diplous Motschulsky, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Distichus Motschulsky, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Dyschirius Bonelli, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropus Motschoulsky, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Elaphrus Fabricius, 1834Marsh Ground Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Ellipsoptera Dokhtouroff, 1852Ellipsed-winged Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Galerita Fabricius, 1792False Bombardier Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Gastrellarius Casey, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Harpalus Latreille, 17747SpeciesTaxom
Holcaspis de Chaudoir, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Horologion Valentine, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Lebia Latreille, 1830colorful foliage ground beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Loricera Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Loxandrus LeConte, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mecyclothorax Sharp, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Mioptachys Bates, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Nebria Latreille, 1823Gazelle Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Notiobia Perty, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Notiophilus Dumeril, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Omophron Latreille, 1831Round Sand Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthius Kirby, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Paratachys Casey, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pasimachus Bonelli, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Patrobus Dejean, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pericompsus LeConte, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Pinacodera Schaum, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Platynus Bonelli, 18484SpeciesTaxom
Poecilus Bonelli, 18483SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel, 196714SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomorpha Kirby, 1925Western False-form Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pterostichus Bonelli, 1924Woodland Ground Beetle10SpeciesTaxom
Rhadine LeConte, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Scaphinotus Dejean, 0Snail-Eating Beetles5SpeciesTaxom
Scarites Fabricius, 1775Scarites Ground Beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Schizogenius Putzeys, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Selenophorus Dejean, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Semiardistomis Kult, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Semiclivina Kult, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroderus Dejean, 1801small snail eating beetle4SpeciesTaxom
Stenolophus Dejean, 1823Seedcorn Beetle5SpeciesTaxom
Tetracha Hope, 1767Metallic Tiger Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
169 Species and 2 Subspecies
Agonoleptus conjunctus Say, 1823
Agonum (Agonum) placidum Say, 1823
Agonum (Europhilus) palustre Goulet, 1969Dogtoothed goby
Agonum (Europhilus) retractum LeConte, 1848Goldspot goby
Agonum (Olisares) extensicolle Say, 1823
Agonum (Olisares) fidele Casey, 1920
Agonum (Olisares) punctiforme Say, 1823
Amara (Bradytus) latior Kirby, 1837
Amara (Celia) musculis Say, 1823
Amara (Curtonotus) carinata LeConte, 1848
Amara (Curtonotus) pennsylvanica Hayward, 1908
Amara (Zezea) angustata (Say, 1823)⇒ Amara alpina Paykull, 1790
Amphasia (Amphasia) interstitialis Say, 1823Red-Headed Ground Beetle
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) discoideus Dejean, 1831
Anisodactylus (Anadaptus) sanctaecrucis Fabricius, 1798
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) carbonarius Say, 1823
Anisodactylus (Anisodactylus) nigerrimus Dejean, 1831
Anisodactylus (Gynandrotarsus) rusticus Say, 1823
Apenes lucidula Dejean, 1831
Atranus pubescens Dejean, 1828Bynoe's goby
Bembidion (Eupetedromus) graciliforme Hayward, 1897
Bembidion (Notaphus) rapidum LeConte, 1848
Bembidion (Peryphanes) lacunarium Zimmermann, 1869
Bembidion (Plataphus) basicorne Notman, 1920
Bembidion (Plataphus) simplex Hayward, 1897
Bembidion (Pseudoperyphus) antiquum Dejean, 1831
Bembidion (Pseudoperyphus) arenobile Maddison, 2008Longjaw mudsucker
Bembidion (Pseudoperyphus) bellorum Maddison, 2008Longjaw mudsucker
Bembidion (Pseudoperyphus) honestum Say, 1823
Brachinus (Neobrachinus) americanus LeConte, 1844Aboma de mar
Calleida (Calleida) viridipennis Say, 1823
Calodromius sphex Andrewes, 1933
Calosoma (Calodrepa) scrutator Fabricius, 1775Fiery searcher
Calosoma (Calodrepa) wilcoxi Le Conte, 1848
Calosoma (Calosoma) frigidum Kirby, 1837Cold-Country Caterpillar Hunter
Carabus canaliculatus pirata Semenov & Zn..., 1932
Carabus (Carabus) goryi (Dejean, 1831)⇒ 
Carabus (Hemicarabus) serratus Say, 1825Serrate-Shoulder Worm And Slug Hunter
Carabus (Lichnocarabus) vinctus Weber, 1801
Carabus (Tanaocarabus) sylvosus Say, 1825Woodland Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Chlaeniellus) tricolor Dejean, 1826Prickly scorpion's-tail
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) aestivus Say, 1823
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) platyderus Chaudoir, 1856Mudskipper
Chlaenius (Chlaenius) sericeus Forster, 1771Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius (Eurydactylus) tomentosus Say, 1823
Cicindela (Cicindela) ancocisconensis T.W.Harris, 1852Appalachian Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) duodecimguttata Dejean, 1825Twelve-spot Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) formosa Say, 1817Beautiful Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) hirticollis Say, 1817Athabascan Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) limbalis Klug, 1834Claybank Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) patruela Dejean, 1825Consenta's Tiger Beetle
Cicindela patruela patruela Dejean, 1825Northern Barrens Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) purpurea Olivier, 1790Audubon's Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda Dejean, 1825Bronze Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) scutellaris Say, 1823Chartreuse Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata Fabricius, 1775Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) splendida Hentz, 1830Splendid Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindela) tranquebarica Herbst, 1806Diffracted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) marginipennis Dejean, 1831Cobblestone Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) punctulata Olivier, 1790Backroad Tiger Beetle
Cicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventris Dejean, 1825Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle
Cicindela pamphila (LeConte, 1873)⇒ Habroscelimorpha pamphila LeConte, 1873
Clivina (Clivina) punctigera LeConte, 1857
Cosnania pensylvanica Linnaeus, 1767
Cratacanthus dubius Palisot de B..., 1811Goatee blenny
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) constrictus (Say, 1823)⇒ Cyclotrachelus alabamensis Casey, 1920
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) convivus LeConte, 1852
Cyclotrachelus (Evarthrus) sigillatus Say, 1823
Cylindera (Cylindera) celeripes LeConte, 1848Swift Tiger Beetle
Cylindera (Cylindera) cursitans LeConte, 1857Ant-like Tiger Beetle
Cylindera (Cylindera) unipunctata Fabricius, 1775One-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cymindis (Tarulus) interior Lindroth, 1969Flathead gobies
Dicaelus (Dicaelus) purpuratus Bonelli, 1813
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) dilatatus Say, 1823
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) elongatus Bonelli, 1813
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) furvus Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) politus Dejean, 1826Sponge goby
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) sculptilis Say, 1823
Dicaelus (Paradicaelus) teter Bonelli, 1813
Diplous (Platidius) rugicollis Randall, 1838
Distichus (Baenningostichus) dicaelus Chaudoir, 1880
Dyschirius dyschirius (Bonelli, 1813)⇒ Dyschirius bonellii Putzeys, 1846
Elaphropus (Barytachys) anceps (LeConte, 1848)⇒ Elaphropus ceylanicus Nietner, 1858
Elaphropus (Barytachys) tripunctatus Say, 1830
Elaphrus (Elaphrus) ruscarius Say, 1834Prickly scorpion's-tail
Ellipsoptera cuprascens LeConte, 1852Coppery Tiger Beetle
Galerita (Progaleritina) bicolor Drury, 1773False bombardier beetle
Galerita (Progaleritina) janus Fabricius, 1792
Gastrellarius honestus Say, 1823
Harpalus (Glanodes) puncticeps Casey, 1914Ground beetle
Harpalus (Harpalomerus) amputatus Say, 1830Prickly scorpion's-tail
Harpalus (Harpalus) opacipennis Haldemann, 1843
Harpalus (Megapangus) caliginosus Fabricius, 1798Dusky ground beetle
Harpalus (Opadius) reversus Casey, 1924Goose barnacles
Harpalus (Opadius) spadiceus Dejean, 1829Checked goby
Harpalus (Pseudoophonus) pensylvanicus DeGeer, 1774Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle
Holcaspis odontella Broun, 1908
Horologion speokoites Valentine, 1932Arbuckle Cave ground beetle
Lebia (Lebia) analis Dejean, 1825
Lebia (Lebia) fuscata (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Lebia fraterna Péringuey, 1896
Lebia (Lebia) ornata Say, 1823
Lebia (Lebia) viridipennis Dejean, 1826Green-winged Lebia
Lebia (Lebia) viridis Say, 1823Flower Lebia Beetle
Lebia (Loxopeza) atriventris Say, 1823
Lebia (Loxopeza) grandis Hentz, 1830Large Foliage Ground Beetle
Loricera (Loricera) pilicornis Fabricius, 1775Bigtooth aspen
Loxandrus elaphropus Tschitschérine, 1898
Mecyclothorax scarites Liebherr, 2015
Mioptachys flavicauda Say, 1823
Nebria (Boreonebria) lacustris Casey, 1913Lacustrine Gazelle Beetle
Nebria (Reductonebria) pallipes Say, 1823
Notiobia (Anisotarsus) terminata Say, 1823
Notiophilus novemstriatus LeConte, 1849
Omophron (Omophron) americanum Dejean, 1831American Round Sand Beetle
Opisthius richardsoni Kirby, 1837
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) elongatus LeConte, 1846Goldspot goby
Pasimachus (Pasimachus) subsulcatus Say, 1823
Patrobus (Neopatrobus) longicornis Say, 1823
Pericompsus (Eidocompsus) tolype Erwin, 1974
Pinacodera limbata (Dejean, 1831)⇒ Cymindis limbata Dejean, 1831
Platynus (Batenus) angustatus Dejean, 1828
Platynus (Batenus) hypolithos Say, 1823
Platynus (Platynus) decentis Say, 1823
Platynus (Platynus) tenuicollis LeConte, 1848
Poecilus (Poecilus) chalcites Say, 1823
Poecilus (Poecilus) lucublandus Say, 1823Woodland Ground Beetle
Poecilus (Poecilus) scitulus LeConte, 1848Goldspot goby
Pseudanophthalmus fuscus Valentine, 1931Giant goby
Pseudanophthalmus grandis Valentine, 1931Giant goby
Pseudanophthalmus hadenoecus Barr, 1965Timber Ridge Cave beetle
Pseudanophthalmus henroti Jeannel, 1949
Pseudanophthalmus higginbothami Valentine, 1931Giant goby
Pseudanophthalmus hypertrichosis Valentine, 1932
Pseudanophthalmus krekeleri Barr, 1965Rich Mountain cave beetle
Pseudanophthalmus lallemanti Jeannel, 1949Lallemant's cave beetle
Pseudanophthalmus montanus Barr, 1965Dry Fork Valley cave beetle
Pseudanophthalmus orthosulcatus Valentine, 1932
Pseudanophthalmus potomaca (Valentine, 1932)⇒ Pseudanophthalmus potomacus Valentine, 1932
Pseudanophthalmus senecae Valentine, 1932
Pseudanophthalmus sylvaticus Barr, 1967Finescale arrowfin goby
Pseudomorpha (Pseudomorpha) tenebroides Notman, 1925
Pterostichus (Cylindrocharis) rostratus Newman, 1838
Pterostichus (Eosteropus) moestus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Eosteropus) superciliosus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Euferonia) coracinus (Newman, 1838)⇒ Pterostichus multipunctatus Dejean, 1828
Pterostichus (Euferonia) lachrymosus Newman, 1838
Pterostichus (Euferonia) stygicus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Hypherpes) adoxus Say, 1823
Pterostichus (Monoferonia) diligendus Chaudoir, 1868Quagga goby
Pterostichus (Phonias) diligens Sturm, 1824
Pterostichus (Pseudomaseus) tenuis (Casey, 1924)⇒ Patrobus foveocollis Eschscholtz, 1823
Rhadine caudata LeConte, 1863
Scaphinotus (Irichroa) viduus Dejean, 1826Bereft Snail-Eating Beetle
Scaphinotus (Maronetus) imperfectus G. Horn, 1860Celebis's surgeonfish
Scaphinotus (Steniridia) ridingsii Bland, 1863Translucent goby
Scaphinotus viridis
Scarites (Scarites) quadriceps Chaudoir, 1843
Scarites (Scarites) subterraneus Fabricius, 1775Big-headed Ground Beetle
Selenophorus (Selenophorus) opalinus LeConte, 1863
Semiardistomis viridis Say, 1823
Semiclivina (Semiclivina) dentipes (Dejean, 1825)⇒ Clivina dentipes Dejean, 1825
Sphaeroderus canadensis Chaudoir, 1861
Sphaeroderus indianae (Blatchley, 1910)⇒ Sphaeroderus stenostomus Weber, 1801
Sphaeroderus schaumii Chaudoir, 1861
Sphaeroderus stenostomus Weber, 1801Small Snail-Eating Ground Beetle
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) comma Fabricius, 1775
Stenolophus (Agonoderus) lecontei Chaudoir, 1868Leconte'S Seedcorn Beetle
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) humidus Hamilton, 1893
Stenolophus (Stenolophus) ochropezus Say, 1823
Tetracha (Tetracha) virginica Linnaeus, 1767Virginia Big-headed Tiger Beetle

Subnodes of Caraboidea with occurrences in West Virginia
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
65
169
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