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Subfamily Carabinae

Scaphinotus angusticollis Carabus nemoralis perhaps ? - Carabus nemoralis - female Calosoma sayi? - Calosoma sayi Scaphinotus parisiana - male Purple-Rimmed Carabus - Carabus nemoralis - Carabus nemoralis Sphaeroderus larva? - Sphaeroderus Enumclaw-J.1997-01 - Carabus nemoralis Enumclaw-J.1997-01 - Carabus nemoralis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Carabinae
Numbers
two tribes, with ca. 150 spp. in 6 genera in our area and >1000 spp. in 7 genera worldwide(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.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 9 May, 2005 - 8:39am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 22 April, 2011 - 2:32am

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