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Tribe Scaritini

Scarites vicinus? - Scarites vicinus Scarites lissopterus Carabidae Genus Scarites - Scarites This one had only one 'tooth' on the mandible, does this matter? - Scarites Carabidae likely Scarites species - Scarites subterraneus Beetle - Scarites Big-headed Ground Beetle (Scarites subterraneus)? - Scarites IDNR Beetle 1 - Scarites
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Scaritinae
Tribe Scaritini
Numbers
17 spp. in 2 genera in our area, >40 genera worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide, most diverse in the tropics(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.