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subgenus Calleida

Calleida viridipennis? - Calleida purpurea Harpalinae, dorsal - Calleida punctata Cymindis sp.? - Calleida platynoides Carabidae, dorsal - Calleida punctata An iridescent green blue-headed Ground Beetle with russet thorax - Calleida punctata Calleida decora? - Calleida decora Calleida fulgida  - Calleida fulgida Ground Beetle - Calleida punctata
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 Lebiini
Subtribe Calleidina
Genus Calleida
No Taxon subgenus Calleida
Explanation of Names
Calleida Latreille 1824
Numbers
11 spp. in our area, ~180 spp. total(1)
Range
New World; most spp. neotropical(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.