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Chlaenius

Faisal, Mohammad;Singh, Sudhir

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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.

Species

Tricolored Harp Ground Beetle

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyCarabidae
Observations1,582
Observations recorded67,833

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,318
With media
44
Family
Carabidae
Collections
MHNCA, CZUG-CUCBA-UDG, BYU, SDNHM, UMNH, ASU
Recorded in
Mexico, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chlaeniini
Image
Chlaenius Reitter.jpg
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Commons category
Chlaenius
taxon name
Chlaenius
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Chlaenius
taxon common name
Vivid Metallic Ground Beetles
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Parasites
  • References
  • External links

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.

==Species==

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