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Chlaenius
Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic realm (including Europe, the Near East, and North Africa), Afrotropical realm, and Nearctic realm. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized with most known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. The genus is divided into many subgenera.
47 branches of this group, most-observed first
Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
speciesChlaenius sericeus
Summer Harp Ground Beetle
speciesChlaenius aestivus
Chlaenius festivus
speciesChlaenius festivus
Chlaenius cumatilis
speciesChlaenius cumatilis
Chlaenius laticollis
speciesChlaenius laticollis
Chlaenius pallipes
speciesChlaenius pallipes
Chlaenius prasinus
speciesChlaenius prasinus
Chlaenius erythropus
speciesChlaenius erythropus
Chlaenius orbus
speciesChlaenius orbus
Chlaenius purpureus
speciesChlaenius purpureus
Chlaenius dusaultii
speciesChlaenius dusaultii
Chlaenius platyderus
speciesChlaenius platyderus
Chlaenius signatus
speciesChlaenius signatus
Chlaenius chaudoiri
speciesChlaenius chaudoiri
Chlaenius cruciatus
speciesChlaenius cruciatus
Chlaenius discopictus
speciesChlaenius discopictus
Chlaenius peruanus
speciesChlaenius peruanus
Chlaenius flavicornis
speciesChlaenius flavicornis
Chlaenius chlorochrous
speciesChlaenius chlorochrous
Chlaenius fuscicornis
speciesChlaenius fuscicornis
Chlaenius coscinioderus
speciesChlaenius coscinioderus
Chlaenius nitidiceps
speciesChlaenius nitidiceps
Chlaenius violatus
speciesChlaenius violatus
Chlaenius obscuripennis
speciesChlaenius obscuripennis
Chlaenius planipennis
speciesChlaenius planipennis
Chlaenius scabricollis
speciesChlaenius scabricollis
Chlaenius soccatus
speciesChlaenius soccatus
Chlaenius braminus
speciesChlaenius braminus
Chlaenius corbetti
speciesChlaenius corbetti
Chlaenius azurescens
speciesChlaenius azurescens
Chlaenius cursor
speciesChlaenius cursor
Chlaenius forreri
speciesChlaenius forreri
Chlaenius herbaceus
speciesChlaenius herbaceus
Chlaenius planulatus
speciesChlaenius planulatus
Chlaenius viridicollis
speciesChlaenius viridicollis
Chlaenius notabilis
speciesChlaenius notabilis
Chlaenius quadrisignatus
speciesChlaenius quadrisignatus
Chlaenius augustus
speciesChlaenius augustus
Chlaenius viduus
speciesChlaenius viduus
Chlaenius patruelis
speciesChlaenius patruelis
Chlaenius sparsus
speciesChlaenius sparsus
Chlaenius communimacula
speciesChlaenius communimacula
Chlaenius puberulus
speciesChlaenius puberulus
Chlaenius scutellaris
speciesChlaenius scutellaris
Chlaenius zygogrammus
speciesChlaenius zygogrammus
Chlaenius lomii
speciesChlaenius lomii
Chlaenius pseudocruciatus
speciesChlaenius pseudocruciatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 856887.