subgenus Chlaenius

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited

Chlaenius aestivus, larva - Chlaenius aestivus

Chlaenius tricolor? - Chlaenius aestivus

Chlaenius amoenus? - Chlaenius platyderus

2018-08-10 Glossy ground beetle - Chlaenius aestivus

Rex Hancock-J.2012.09 - Chlaenius erythropus

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 Pterostichitae

Tribe Chlaeniini

Genus Chlaenius (Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles)

No Taxon subgenus Chlaenius

Numbers

14 spp. in our area, ~140 total(1)

Identification

third antenomere elongated, pronotum broad

Range

worldwide except Australasia(1); most of our area north to 57°N(2)

Remarks

Works Cited

1.	Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico Bousquet Y. 2012. ZooKeys 245: 1–1722.

2.	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 v belov on 3 August, 2010 - 9:34am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 27 December, 2017 - 2:13pm

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