family
Kurikuri
Carabidae
Field notes
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, known as 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 suborder Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are herbivorous or omnivorous.
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- Harpalinae 119 native
- Trechinae 113 native
- Pterostichinae 109 native
- Lebiinae 103 native
- Carabinae 74 native
- Platyninae 66 native
- Licininae 61 native
- Pedunculate Ground Beetles 41 native
- Dryptinae 16 native
- Nebriinae 15 native
- Brachininae 13 native
- Elaphrinae 9 native
- Omophroninae 9 native
- Panagaeinae 4 native
- Anthiinae 4 native
- Loricerinae 3 native
- Broscinae 2 native
- Ant Nest Beetles 2 native
- Ctenodactylinae 2 native
- Psydrinae 2 native
- Promecognathinae 2 native
- Orthogoniinae
- Apotominae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native kurikuri All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Big-headed Ground Beetle
Scarites subterraneus
13,502 observations
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Fiery Searcher
Calosoma scrutator
9,504 observations
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Stenolophus ochropezus
5,976 observations
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Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle
Scaphinotus angusticollis
5,200 observations
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Punctiform Harp Ground Beetle
Agonum punctiforme
3,776 observations
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Dark-footed Harp Ground Beetle
Calathus fuscipes
2,774 observations
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Red-collared Harp Ground Beetle
Calathus ruficollis
2,121 observations
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Woodland Ground Beetle
Poecilus lucublandus
1,702 observations
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Moderately Smooth Warrior Beetle
Pasimachus sublaevis
1,340 observations
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Murky Ground Beetle
Harpalus caliginosus
1,301 observations
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Poecilus chalcites
1,240 observations
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Green Pubescent Ground Beetle
Chlaenius sericeus
1,225 observations
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Proper Platynus Beetle
Platynus decentis
1,027 observations
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Platynus brunneomarginatus
841 observations
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Pterostichus mutus
813 observations