Elaphrinae
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Elaphrinae is a subfamily of beetle
s in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:
- BlethisaBlethisaBlethisa is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic. It contains the following species:* Blethisa catenaria Brown, 1944* Blethisa eschscholtzii Zoubkoff, 1829* Blethisa inexpectata Goulet & Smetana, 1983...
Bonelli, 1810 - DiacheilaDiacheilaDiacheila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:* Diacheila arctica Gyllenhal, 1810* Diacheila fausti Heyden, 1887* Diacheila polita Faldermann, 1835...
Motschulsky, 1844 - ElaphrusElaphrusElaphrus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and Northern Africa. It contains the following species:* Elaphrus americanus Dejean, 1831 * Elaphrus angulonotus Shi & Liang, 2008...
Fabricius, 1775