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Beetles
(Order Coleoptera)
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Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings is hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 70,000 member spec
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Worm and Slug Hunters
(Genus Carabus)
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Carabus is a genus of beetle in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 91 subgenera and more than 900 recognised species and thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but there are also 11 Nearctic species. Carabus are 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in) long, most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms and caterpillars.
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Bronze Ground Beetle
(Carabus nemoralis)
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Carabus nemoralis (commonly called the "Bronze Carabid") is a ground beetle common in central and northern Europe, as well as Iceland and Canada. While native to Europe, it has been introduced to and is expanding its range throughout North America.
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Carabus coriaceus
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Carabus coriaceus is a species of beetle widespread in Europe, where it is primarily found in deciduous forests and mixed forests.
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Granulated Ground Beetle
(Carabus granulatus)
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Carabus granulatus is a species of beetle. It is widespread in Europe and Asia and has been introduced to North America. It lives in fields, prairies and in forests.
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Rain Beetle
(Pterostichus melanarius)
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Pterostichus melanarius is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.
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Blue Ground Beetle
(Carabus intricatus)
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Carabus intricatus, the blue ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle found in Europe.
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Violet Ground Beetle
(Carabus violaceus)
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Carabus violaceus, sometimes called the violet ground beetle, or the rain beetle is a nocturnal species of a beetle, from a family Carabidae.
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Carabus auronitens
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Carabus auronitens is a species of beetle in family Carabidae which was described by Fabricius in 1792.
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Golden Ground Beetle
(Carabus auratus)
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Carabus auratus, the golden ground beetle, is a member of the family Carabidae, or ground beetles, native to central and western parts of Europe.
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Rough Violet Ground Beetle
(Carabus problematicus)
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Carabus problematicus is a species of beetle endemic to Europe, where it is observed in Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, mainland Italy, Latvia (doubtful), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, mainland Norway, Poland, Romania, northern and northwestern Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, mainland Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
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Carabus cancellatus
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Carabus cancellatus is a ground beetle common in Central- and Northern Europe and Siberia. It has also been introduced into North America. Its length is 17–32 millimetres (0.67–1.26 in).
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Smooth Ground Beetle
(Carabus glabratus)
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Carabus glabratus is a species of beetle. It is a Boreo-arctic Montane species widespread in Central Europe and Northern Europe north to the Arctic Circle.
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Harpalus distinguendus
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Harpalus distinguendus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Duftschmid in 1812.
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Carabus hortensis
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Carabus hortensis is a species of beetle in the Oreocarabus subgenus which can be found throughout Europe but is rarer in the extreme southwest. It is common in the Middle East.
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Snail Hunter
(Cychrus caraboides)
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Cychrus caraboides is a species of ground beetle.
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Carabus convexus
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Carabus convexus is a species of beetle found in almost all of Europe, but is somewhat rarer in the extreme Southwest. It is also widespread in East Asia.
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Green Carab Beetle
(Calosoma schayeri)
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The green carab beetle or saffron beetle (Calosoma schayeri) is a species of Carabidae that occurs in Australia. Like most Carabidae the larvae is predaceous. It is quite active at night when it is found hunting for slow-moving prey such as caterpillars. If handled it gives off an unpleasant scent.
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Necklace Ground Beetle
(Carabus monilis)
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Carabus monilis is a species of beetle endemic to Europe, where it is observed in Austria, Belgium, mainland France, Germany, Great Britain including the Isle of Man, the Republic of Ireland, mainland Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, mainland Norway, mainland Spain, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
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Carabus hispanus
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Carabus hispanus is a species of beetle in family Carabidae native to southwestern France, with the Massif Central as the northern boundary of its distribution range.
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Carabus splendens
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Carabus splendens is a species of beetle endemic to Europe, where it is observed in mainland France and mainland Spain.
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Serrate-shoulder Worm and Slug Hunter
(Carabus serratus)
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Carabus serratus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
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