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Genus Harpalus

beetle - Harpalus Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle - Harpalus pensylvanicus Beetle - Harpalus pensylvanicus unknown Carabid beetle sp. - Harpalus Harpalus pensylvanicus? - Harpalus pensylvanicus - male Ground Beetle - Harpalus Harpalus fraternus - Harpalus rubripes - male Ground beetle - Harpalus pensylvanicus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Harpalini
Subtribe Harpalina
Genus Harpalus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
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Explanation of Names
Harpalus Latreille 1802
Greek, 'greedy'(2)
Numbers
>70 spp. in 19 subgenera in our area, >400 spp. in 70 subgenera worldwide(1)
Size
3.9–28.0 mm (worldwide)(1)
Range
mostly Holarctic, with some representation in the Oriental & Afrotropical Regions(3)