Carabidae

(Ground Beetles)

Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.

As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are herbivorous or omnivorous.

Subfamily : Anthiinae

Tribe : Helluonini

Genus : Macrocheilus

Macrocheilus sp.

Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia

Subfamily : Brachininae

Tribe : Brachinini

Genus : Pheropsophus

Pheropsophus sp.

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Pheropsophus sp.

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Subfamily : Harpalinae

Tribe : Pentagonicini

Pentagonica sp.

Singapore

Tribe : Harpalini

Genus : Harpalus

Harpalus sp.

Singapore

Subfamily : Lebiinae

Tribe : Lebiini

Genus : Calleida

Calleida

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Genus : Catascopus

Catascopus facialis (Wiedemann, 1819)

Singapore

Catascopus sp.

Balikpapan, Indonesia

Catascopus vitalisi

Sabah, Malayasia

Catascopus sp.

Sabah, Malayasia

Catascopus sp.

Sabah, Malayasia

Genus : Coptodera

Coptodera joherensis (Kirschenhofer, 2010)

Singapore

Coptodera marginata (Dupuis, 1912)

Balikpapan, Indonesia

Coptodera marginata (Dupuis, 1912)

Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Genus : Dolichoctis

Dolichoctis tetracolon (Chaudoir, 1870)

Singapore

Dolichoctis tetracolon (Chaudoir, 1870)

Singapore

Dolichoctis sp.

Singapore

Genus : Holcoderus

Holcoderus gracilis (Oberthür, 1883)

Singapore

Holcoderus gracilis (Oberthür, 1883)

Sabah, Malaysia

Holcoderus gracilis (Oberthür, 1883)

Sabah, Malaysia

Genus : Mochtherus

Mochtherus sp.

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Genus: Paraphaea

Paraphaea sp.

Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Indonesia

Genus : Pericalus

Pericalus depressus (Andrewes, 1926)

Singapore

Pericalus quadrimaculatus (W.S, Macleay, 1825)

Singapore

Pericalus quadrimaculatus (W.S, Macleay, 1825)

Singapore

Pericalus sp.

Sarawak, Malaysia

Pericalus sp.

Sarawak, Malaysia

Genus : Physodera

Physodera dejeani (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Singapore

Physodera eschscholtzii (Parry, 1849)

Singapore

Physodera eschscholtzii (Parry, 1849)

Singapore

Genus : Serrimargo

Serrimargo ater (Laporte, 1835)

Singapore

Serrimargo grouvellei (Bouchard, 1901)

Singapore

Serrimargo grouvellei (Bouchard, 1901)

Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

Serrimargo sp.

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Tribe : Chlaeniini

Genus : Chlaenius

Chlaenius sp.

Doi Inthanon, Northern Thailand

Chlaenius rufifemoratus (Macleay, 1825)

Singapore

Chlaenius rufifemoratus (Macleay, 1825)

Singapore

Tribe : Odacanthini

Genus : Archicolliuris

Archicolliuris sp.

Singapore

Subfamily : Orthogoniinae

Tribe : Orthogoniini

Genus : Orthogonius

Orthogonius sp.

Bintang, Indonesia

Orthogonius sp.

Sedim, Malaysia

Orthogonius sp.

Singapore

Orthogonius sp.

Singapore

Orthogonius sp.

Singapore

Orthogonius sp.

Trusmadi, Sabah, Malaysia

Sarawak

Subfamily : Panagaeinae

Tribe : Panagaeini

Genus: Craspedophorus

Craspedophorus hajeki (Häckel & Kirschenhofer, 2014)

Singapore

Craspedophorus hajeki (Häckel & Kirschenhofer, 2014)

Singapore

Subfamily : Paussinae

Tribe : Ozaenini

Genus : Pseudozaena

Pseudozaena orientalis (Klug, 1831)

Sabah, Malaysia

Tribe : Paussini

Genus : Cerapterus

Cerapterus sp.

Sabah, Malaysia

Cerapterus sp.

Sabah, Malaysia

Subfamily : Platyninae

Tribe : Platynini

Sumatra, Indonesia

Tetraleucus picticornis

Andasibe, Madagascar 

Genus : Metacolpodes

Metacolpodes buchanani (Hope 1831)

Sumatra, Indonesia

Metacolpodes

Alishan, Taiwan

Metacolpodes

Alishan, Taiwan

Subfamily : Pterostichinae

Tribe : Cratocerini

Genus : Drimostomatina

Singapore

Singapore

Unidentified Carabidae

Balikpapan, Indonesia

Singapore

Sabah, Malaysia

Andasibe, Madagascar

Sabah, Malaysia

Balikpapan, Indonesia

Singapore