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Family Carabidae - Ground Beetles

Brachininae · Broscinae · Carabinae · Tiger Beetles · Elaphrinae

Subfamily Brachininae
Brachinus sp. - Brachinus Swarming beetle - Brachinus Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus mexicanus Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus fulminatus - female Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus medius Brachinus sp - Brachinus Brachinus sp - Brachinus Bombadier Beetle - Brachinus elongatulus

Subfamily Broscinae
Zacotus matthewsi - Zacotus matthewsii

Subfamily Carabinae
Carabus granulatus What kind of beetle is this? - Calosoma calidum Beetle 8484 - Sphaeroderus stenostomus Calosoma peregrinator large ground beetle - Carabus nemoralis Calosoma marginale Casey - Calosoma marginale - male Black beetle - Carabus nemoralis Calosoma affine Chaudoir - Calosoma affine - female

Subfamily Cicindelinae - Tiger Beetles
Cicindela wapleri - Ellipsoptera wapleri beetle in creek bed - Cicindela punctulata 7011043 Cicindela punctulata? - Cicindela punctulata Cicindela - Cicindela sedecimpunctata Common Shore Tiger Beetle - Cicindela repanda Oregon Tiger Beetle - Cicindela oregona Tiger - Cicindela duodecimguttata Margined Tiger Beetle - First DE Datapoint - Ellipsoptera marginata

Subfamily Elaphrinae
Ground Beetle - Elaphrus californicus Shore Beetle - Elaphrus ruscarius Shore Beetle - Elaphrus ruscarius Marsh Ground Beetle - Elaphrus Shore Beetle - Elaphrus ruscarius Elaphrus sp. - Elaphrus ruscarius Shore Beetle - Elaphrus olivaceus Marsh Ground Beetle - Elaphrus ruscarius


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