Chlaenius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Harpalinae
Supertribus: Chlaeniitae
Tribus: Chlaeniini
Subtribus: Chlaeniina
Genus: Chlaenius

Subgenera: C. (Achlaenius) – C. (Afrochlaenius) – C. (Agostenus) – C. (Aleptocerus) – C. (Amblygenius) – C. (Anomoglossus) – C. (Aulacosomus) – C. (Baldochlaenius) – C. (Callistochrous) – C. (Callistoderus) – C. (Callistodontus) – C. (Callistometus) – C. (Calochlaenius) – C. (Capsochlaenius ) – C. (Chlaeniellus) – C. (Chlaenioctenus) – C. (Chlaeniodromus) – C. (Chlaeniodus) – C. (Chlaenionus) – C. (Chlaeniostenodes) – C. (Chlaeniostenus) – C. (Chlaenites) – C. (Chlaenius) – C. (Compsochlaenius) – C. (Dacnochlaenius) – C. (Dinodes) – C. (Eochlaenius) – C. (Epomis) – C. (Eudinodes) – C. (Eurydactylus) – C. (Goniodinoides) – C. (Haplochlaenius) – C. (Hemichlaenius) – C. (Homalolachnus) – C. (Indalma) – C. (Leptodinodes) – C. (Leptorembus) – C. (Lissauchenius) – C. (Lithochlaenius) – C. (Lomasa) – C. (Macrochlaenites) – C. (Metachlaeniodus) – C. (Naelichus) – C. (Nectochlaenius) – C. (Ocybatus) – C. (Oochlaenius) – C. (Orinochlaenius) – C. (Pachydinodes) – C. (Paracallistoides) – C. (Pelasmomimus) – C. (Pelasmus) – C. (Pleroticus) – C. (Prochlaeniellus) – C. (Pseudanomoglossus) – C. (Pseudochlaeniellus) – C. (Rhopalopalpus) – C. (Rhysotrachelus) – C. (Sphodromimus) – C. (Stenochlaenius) – C. (Terraleus) – C. (Tomochilus) – C. (Trichochlaenius) – C. (Turanochlaenius) – C. (Vachinius)
Overview of species

C. abacoides – C. aberanus – C. aberrans – C. abjectus – C. abstersus – C. accedens – C. acroxanthus – C. acutecostatus – C. adagidensis – C. adametzi – C. adonis – C. aeneocephalus – C. aeratus – C. aestivus – C. aethiopicus – C. afganus – C. africanicus – C. agilis – C. agiloides – C. akanensis – C. alaotraensis – C. albissoni – C. alesi – C. almorae – C. alonsoi – C. alexanderdostali – C. alfredpuchneri – C. allacteus – C. allardi – C. allardianus – C. alluaudi – C. alluaudianus – C. alternans – C. alternatus – C. alutaceus – C. amabilis – C. amarae – C. amauropterus – C. amazonicus – C. ammon – C. amoenus – C. ampanihyensis – C. amplians – C. amplicollis – C. amplipennis – C. amydrus – C. analis – C. analisimilis – C. anchomenoides – C. andalusiacus – C. andamanensis – C. androyanus – C. angolanus – C. angustatus – C. anischenkoi – C. annulipes – C. antennatus – C. anthraceus – C. anthracoderus – C. aodai – C. apicalis – C. apollo – C. arakanensis – C. argentinicus – C. armenus – C. arnoldi – C. aruwimius – C. aspericollis – C. assamensis – C. assecla – C. aterrimus – C. athleta – C. atratulus – C. atratus – C. atripes – C. atropos – C. attenuatus – C. atupus – C. augustus – C. aurifex – C. auripilis – C. aurolimbatus – C. australis – C. azurescens – C. azureulus – C. backanensis – C. baehri – C. baeticus – C. bakwuensis – C. baliensis – C. balthasari – C. bandjermasinensis – C. bangkokensis – C. baoxingensis – C. barkeri – C. basilimbatus – C. baxi – C. beatus – C. bengalensis – C. benyovszkyi – C. bergerdostali – C. berndjaegeri – C. betioky – C. betrokaensis – C. bhutanensis – C. bicolor – C. bifenestratus – C. bilyi – C. binghami – C. bioculatus – C. bipustulatus – C. birmanicus – C. bisignatus – C. bivulnerus – C. boali – C. bocandei – C. bodhidharma – C. bohemani – C. boisduvalii – C. bonelli – C. borellyi – C. borgiai – C. borgouensis – C. bottegoi – C. boueti – C. boukali – C. braminus – C. brasiliensis – C. breuningi – C. brevilabris – C. brevior – C. breviusculus – C. brunnescens – C. bulirschi – C. buquetii – C. caecus – C. caeruleiceps – C. caeruleicollis – C. caesitius – C. caffer – C. callichloris – C. cambodiensis – C. camerunensis – C. canariensis – C. carbonatus – C. castiliensis – C. caurinus – C. cavilabrum – C. cebuensis – C. cecrops – C. celer – C. ceramensis – C. chagga – C. chainatensis – C. chalcoderus – C. chalcothorax – C. cham – C. championi – C. changwatensis – C. chapanus – C. chaudoiri – C. chengduensis – C. cheni – C. cherensis – C. chiangmaiensis – C. chlorochrous – C. chlorodius – C. chomthongensis – C. chrysocephalus – C. chrysoderus – C. chrysothorax – C. chuanqianensis – C. chuji – C. cinctus – C. circumcinctus – C. circumdatus – C. circumductus – C. circumscriptus – C. clarksoni – C. clypeopatens – C. coeruleipennis – C. coeruleus – C. colasi – C. collarti – C. colmanti – C. columbinus – C. comans – C. comes – C. communimacula – C. conformis – C. congoanus – C. congoensis – C. conradsi – C. consobrinus – C. consors – C. contractus – C. controversus – C. convexus – C. cookei – C. coquerelii – C. corbetti – C. cordicollis – C. cordifer – C. corrosulus – C. coscinioderus – C. cosciniophorus – C. costiger – C. costipennis – C. costulatus – C. coxalis – C. crebrepunctatus – C. crenistriatus – C. cribellatus – C. cribellicollis – C. cribricollis – C. croesus – C. croyi – C. cruciatus – C. crudelis – C. cruralis – C. cubanus – C. cumatilis – C. cupreocinctus – C. cupreolineatus – C. cupreolus – C. cupreopurpureus – C. cupripennis – C. cuprithorax – C. cursor – C. curtii – C. curtulus – C. cyaneus – C. cyanipennis – C. cyanostolus – C. cylindricollis – C. daer – C. dajuensis – C. dalibaiensis – C. daressalaami – C. darfurensis – C. darlingensis – C. darlingtoni – C. davidsoni – C. decellei – C. decipiens – C. decorsei – C. dejeanii – C. delicatus – C. deliciolus – C. densaticollis – C. denticulatus – C. deplanatus – C. deserticola – C. deuvei – C. deyrollei – C. dhawalagiriensis – C. diabolicus – C. dianus – C. dichrous – C. diephelus – C. differens – C. difficilis – C. dilatatus – C. dilutipes – C. dimidiatus – C. dinodoides – C. discicollis – C. discopictus – C. dispreticus – C. dissidens – C. dissimilis – C. distigma – C. ditulus – C. diversus – C. dives – C. djaina – C. dohrnii – C. dondoensis – C. doriae – C. dorsalis – C. dostojevskji – C. douei – C. drescheri – C. ducalis – C. dureli – C. dusaultii – C. duvaucelii – C. ecuadoricus – C. effugiens – C. eggeri – C. eidami – C. electrinus – C. elegans – C. elgonensis – C. elisabethanus – C. elongatulus – C. elongatus – C. emarginatus – C. eneides – C. enleensis – C. epicosmoides – C. episcopalis – C. epistrophus – C. eritreaensis – C. ernesti – C. eruditus – C. erythrocnemis – C. erythropus – C. eryx – C. etoshaensis – C. eugrammus – C. euphraticus – C. eurybates – C. euryscopus – C. evae – C. exaratus – C. exilis – C. extensus – C. eyeni – C. fairmairei – C. fallax – C. farai – C. fasciger – C. fastigatus – C. feanus – C. femoratus – C. fenestratus – C. feronoides – C. festivus – C. fimbriatus – C. fizianus – C. flaccidus – C. flavicornis – C. flaviguttatus – C. flavipes – C. flavodenticulatus – C. flavofemoratus – C. flavomaculatus – C. flavoscriptus – C. fletcheri – C. floridanus – C. formosanus – C. formosensis – C. forreri – C. fouquei – C. frater – C. fraterculus – C. fraternus – C. freyellus – C. freyi – C. freynei – C. fugax – C. fulgidicollis – C. fulvicollis – C. fulvipes – C. furvus – C. fuscicornis – C. gabonensis – C. gabonicus – C. galaecianus – C. gambelaensis – C. gansuensis – C. gaoligongensis – C. gardoensis – C. garnerae – C. geayi – C. geisthardti – C. gemmingeri – C. geniculatus – C. germanus – C. gestroi – C. ghesquierei – C. gikondo – C. glabratus – C. glabricollis – C. glaucinus – C. glaucus – C. gonioderus – C. gonospilus – C. goossensi – C. goryi – C. gotschii – C. gredosanus – C. greensladei – C. greyanus – C. grootfonteinensis – C. grundmanni – C. guadarramensis – C. guatemalenus – C. guineensis – C. gundlachi – C. gunganagarensis – C. guttula – C. haeckeli – C. hainanensis – C. hamatus – C. hamifer – C. harpalinus – C. heidenfelderi – C. helvetorum – C. hemichlorus – C. henryi – C. herbaceus – C. heyrovskyi – C. hildebrandti – C. himalayicus – C. holomelas – C. hornburgi – C. horni – C. hostilis – C. howa – C. huedepohli – C. humeralis – C. humphreyi – C. hunanensis – C. hutiaoxiaensis – C. hypocrita – C. imitatus – C. immaculatus – C. immunitus – C. imperialis – C. impictus – C. impressicollis – C. impunctifrons – C. inaequalis – C. incognitus – C. inderiensis – C. indicus – C. indutus – C. infantulus – C. infersus – C. inops – C. insignis – C. instabilis – C. insulanus – C. insularis – C. intermedius – C. interruptus – C. irakensis – C. iranensis – C. isaloensis – C. itombwanus – C. ivorensis – C. jacobsoni – C. jactus – C. jaechi – C. jaegeri – C. jakeschi – C. jaleswarensis – C. jamaicae – C. janaki – C. janthinus – C. janus – C. jeanneli – C. jordani – C. jos – C. jucundulus – C. judaeus – C. judianensis – C. junceus – C. jureceki – C. juvencus – C. kabompo – C. kafakumbae – C. kalimantanensis – C. kanarae – C. kapangae – C. kashituensis – C. kashmiricus – C. kaszabi – C. katanga – C. katanganus – C. kathmanduensis – C. kathrynae – C. keniaensis – C. kenyerii – C. kerkvoordeae – C. kilimanus – C. kindermanni – C. kira – C. kirki – C. kirschenhoferi – C. kivuanus – C. kivuensis – C. klapperichi – C. koenigi – C. kolariensis – C. kolbei – C. koltzei – C. kotys – C. kraatzi – C. kricheldorffi – C. kryzhanovskyi – C. kulti – C. kurosawai – C. kwazuluensis – C. lacunosus – C. laeticollis – C. laetiusculus – C. laetoides – C. laetus – C. laevicollis – C. laeviplaga – C. laeviusculus – C. lafertei – C. lamottei – C. langmusiensis – C. langsonensis – C. laosensis – C. laotinus – C. lapillus – C. lastii – C. lateralis – C. latesternalis – C. laticollis – C. latipalpis – C. latipennis – C. latithorax – C. lativittis – C. latreillei – C. latro – C. lederi – C. leigongshanensis – C. leishanensis – C. leleupi – C. leopoldi – C. leprieuri – C. leptopus – C. leucops – C. leucoristus – C. leucoscelis – C. leytensis – C. li – C. limbatus – C. limbicollis – C. limbipennis – C. lineatus – C. lineellus – C. lineicinctus – C. linwensini – C. liocephalus – C. lioderus – C. liothorax – C. lirifer – C. lissoderus – C. lithophilus – C. litongaensis – C. loango – C. lobozianus – C. loeblianus – C. lombokensis – C. lomii – C. lomsakensis – C. longeantennatus – C. longicornis – C. longulus – C. louwerensi – C. loveridgei – C. loxias – C. lucasii – C. lucidicollis – C. lucidulus – C. luculentus – C. lugens – C. luisae – C. lujai – C. lulengae – C. luluanus – C. lunatus – C. lusitanicus – C. luteicauda – C. luteoapicalis – C. luzonicus – C. lynx – C. lyperus – C. macropus – C. maculatus – C. maculiceps – C. maculiger – C. madangensis – C. madecassus – C. madrasensis – C. makalolo – C. makokou – C. malachinus – C. malcheri – C. maleci – C. mandli – C. manowianus – C. manus – C. maowensis – C. maputoensis – C. marginellus – C. marginicollis – C. marginipennis – C. marianensis – C. marleyi – C. marondera – C. martinbaehri – C. masoni – C. maxi – C. mederici – C. medioguttatus – C. mediornatus – C. melampus – C. melancholicus – C. melanopterus – C. menevillei – C. merkli – C. merklianus – C. meteorus – C. meticulosus – C. meyeri – C. micans – C. microspilus – C. milleti – C. milloti – C. mkongoensis – C. moaboensis – C. modestus – C. moestus – C. moheliensis – C. moluccensis – C. momboensis – C. monardi – C. montanus – C. montivagus – C. moraveci – C. morettoi – C. morio – C. morosus – C. mpanga – C. motschulskyi – C. multicolor – C. mutatus – C. naeviger – C. nanlingensis – C. nanpingensis – C. natalensis – C. nebraskensis – C. nebrioides – C. nemoralis – C. neocaledonicus – C. neochloodes – C. nepalensis – C. nepos – C. newdehliensis – C. niger – C. nigerrimus – C. nigrans – C. nigratus – C. nigricans – C. nigricornis – C. nigripennis – C. nigrita – C. nigroscelis – C. nigrosuturatus – C. nigrotibitarsis – C. nilgiricus – C. nimbanus – C. nitidiceps – C. nitidicollis – C. nitidifrons – C. nitidulus – C. noeli – C. noguchii – C. nossibianus – C. notabilis – C. notula – C. nubicus – C. nuristanus – C. nyassaensis – C. nyika – C. obenbergeri – C. oberthueri – C. obesus – C. obliquatus – C. oblongus – C. obscuripennis – C. obscurus – C. obsidianoides – C. obsidianus – C. obsoletus – C. obtusus – C. occultus – C. ochroperas – C. ocreatus – C. oculatus – C. oligochrysus – C. olivieri – C. olthofi – C. omochlorus – C. oneili – C. oodioides – C. opacipennis – C. ophonoides – C. opisthographus – C. orbicollis – C. orbiculicollis – C. orbus – C. orphanus – C. ostrinus – C. ovalipennis – C. ovampo – C. overlaeti – C. oxygonus – C. pacholatkoi – C. pachys – C. paenulatus – C. pailin – C. pailinensis – C. pallidecornis – C. pallipes – C. palpalis – C. paluensis – C. pan – C. panagaeoides – C. pandagensis – C. pantarensis – C. parallelus – C. parepus – C. paromius – C. patricius – C. patrizii – C. patruelis – C. paulyi – C. pauxillus – C. paykulli – C. pecirkai – C. pectinipes – C. peltastes – C. pendjariensis – C. pennsylvanicus – C. pericallus – C. perinetanus – C. peringueyi – C. perpunctatus – C. perrieri – C. persicus – C. persimilis – C. perspicillaris – C. pertinax – C. peruanus – C. peterseni – C. phaenoderus – C. pharaonis – C. phenax – C. philemon – C. piceus – C. picicornis – C. pictus – C. piligenys – C. pilosicoerulans – C. pimalicus – C. planipennis – C. planulatus – C. platensis – C. platyderus – C. platynoides – C. plausibilis – C. pleuroderus – C. plicatipennis – C. poecilinus – C. pongraczi – C. porinus – C. porphyrius – C. porrectus – C. posticalis – C. posticemaculatus – C. posticus – C. postmaculatus – C. postscriptus – C. prabangensis – C. pradieri – C. praefectus – C. prasinus – C. pratensis – C. pretiosus – C. principalis – C. privatus – C. probsti – C. procerulus – C. prolixus – C. propeagilis – C. propinquus – C. prostenus – C. protensus – C. proximus – C. pseudobipustulatus – C. pseudocruciatus – C. pseudocupreolus – C. pseudoglabratus – C. pseudolulengae – C. pseudopalpalis – C. pseudopoeciloides – C. pseudoraffrayi – C. pseudotristis – C. pterostichoides – C. ptuchodes – C. puberulus – C. pubifer – C. pubipennis – C. puchneri – C. pudicus – C. pugni – C. pulchellus – C. pulcher – C. pulchriceps – C. pumilio – C. punctatostriatus – C. puncticephalis – C. puncticollis – C. punctulatus – C. purpureus – C. purpuricollis – C. pusillus – C. putzeysi – C. pyrrhopodus – C. pyrrhos – C. qinqchensis – C. quadricolor – C. quadrimaculatus – C. quadrinotatus – C. quadriornatus – C. quadripustulatus – C. quadrisignatus – C. quadrisulcatus – C. quadrivittatus – C. radama – C. raffrayi – C. rafiki – C. rajasthanensis – C. rambouseki – C. rampurensis – C. ranavalonae – C. rapyllii – C. rebellis – C. reductus – C. reichei – C. reitteri – C. reticulatus – C. retropictus – C. rhodesianus – C. rhysonotus – C. richardsi – C. riparius – C. ripicola – C. robertae – C. robustus – C. rodriguezi – C. roeschkei – C. rotundatulus – C. rotundithorax – C. rotundus – C. rubenticollis – C. rubricrus – C. rudesculptus – C. rudicollis – C. ruficauda – C. rufifemoratus – C. rufithorax – C. rufomarginatus – C. rugulosus – C. rukwaensis – C. ruthmuellerae – C. ruvumaensis – C. sabahensis – C. sagaingensis – C. saginatus – C. sagittarius – C. sallei – C. samoensis – C. sangaicus – C. sankuruensis – C. sassanus – C. saudiarabicus – C. savanicola – C. scabricollis – C. scapularis – C. schatzmayri – C. scheerpeltzi – C. schillhammeri – C. schmidti – C. schoenherri – C. schoutedeni – C. schuelei – C. sciakyi – C. scotti – C. sculptilis – C. scutellaris – C. sehnali – C. seiferti – C. sellatus – C. semenowi – C. semicupreus – C. semicyaneus – C. seminitidus – C. semipurpureus – C. semiviridis – C. semperi – C. senegalensis – C. sennaariensis – C. sericeus – C. sericimicans – C. sexguttatus – C. sexmaculatus – C. seyrigi – C. shaanxinensis – C. sibutensis – C. sibuti – C. siccus – C. sichuanensis – C. sierraleonensis – C. siffointei – C. signatus – C. sikkimensis – C. silvestrii – C. simba – C. simbabwensis – C. similatus – C. similis – C. simillimus – C. simplex – C. simulatorius – C. sinaiticus – C. sinensis – C. sinuatus – C. sivorii – C. skukuzaensis – C. sobrinus – C. soccatus – C. soginoides – C. sokotranus – C. solitarius – C. sollicitus – C. somaliae – C. somereni – C. soricinus – C. sparsepunctatus – C. spathulifer – C. specularis – C. splendidus – C. spoliatus – C. startellus – C. stenoristus – C. sterbai – C. steveni – C. stichai – C. straneoi – C. stschukini – C. stungtrengensis – C. stygius – C. suavis – C. subcostatus – C. suberbiei – C. subferrugineus – C. submarginatus – C. subovatus – C. subsulcatus – C. subviridulus – C. suensoni – C. sulcicollis – C. sulcipennis – C. sumbavaensis – C. sumbawanus – C. sumptuosus – C. superbus – C. superstes – C. suppletor – C. surdipennis – C. suvorovi – C. swahilius – C. syangyaensis – C. sykesi – C. synaptus – C. syriacus – C. systolocranioides – C. tamdaoensis – C. tanahrataensis – C. tansaniensis – C. tartagalensis – C. taveuniensis – C. tchabalensis – C. teani – C. tecospilus – C. tenellus – C. tenuelimbatus – C. tenuicollis – C. tenuis – C. terminatus – C. testaceicrus – C. tetracelis – C. tetragonoderus – C. tetraphacus – C. tetraspilus – C. texanus – C. thieleni – C. thiesensis – C. tibialis – C. timorensis – C. tinantae – C. tingaudi – C. tiomanensis – C. titschacki – C. togatus – C. toliaraensis – C. tomentosus – C. topali – C. toubaensis – C. touzalini – C. trachys – C. transfuga – C. transvaalensis – C. transversalis – C. trapezicollis – C. treichi – C. trichrous – C. tricolor – C. trigonotomoides – C. trinotatus – C. tripustulatus – C. tristis – C. tsanerenaensis – C. tschitscherini – C. tshibindensis – C. tudicus – C. tuky – C. udaipurensis – C. uluguruanus – C. umtalianus – C. unicolor – C. uninotatus – C. unyorensis – C. uzungwensis – C. vadoni – C. vafer – C. validicornis – C. validus – C. variabilipes – C. varians – C. variicornis – C. variipes – C. variolosus – C. vartianorum – C. velocipes – C. velutinus – C. venustulus – C. vertagoides – C. veselyi – C. vestitus – C. vethi – C. victor – C. victoriae – C. viduus – C. vientianensis – C. vietnamensis – C. vietnami – C. vinhphuensis – C. violaceipennis – C. violatus – C. virens – C. virescens – C. virgulatus – C. virgulifer – C. viridicollis – C. viridis – C. vitalisi – C. vitticollis – C. vividus – C. vulneratus – C. waddellii – C. wallacei – C. watsaensis – C. wegneri – C. wenchuanensis – C. wewalkai – C. wittei – C. wittmerianus – C. wrasei – C. wuduensis – C. xanthacrus – C. xanthomerus – C. xanthopleurus – C. xanthospilus – C. yamdena – C. yangonensis – C. yunnanulus – C. zanzibaricus – C. ziloensis – C. zygogrammus
Name

Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810
Synonyms

Callistochrous Chaudoir, 1850
Hemichlaenius H.W. Bates, 1892

References

Azadbakhsh, S. & Kirschenhofer, E. 2019. A new species and subspecies of genus Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810 with remark on the taxonomic position of Haplochlaenius Lutshnik, 1933 and Vachinius Casale, 1984 and a new synonym of subgenus Macrochlaenites Kuntzen, 1919 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Chlaeniini). Oriental Insects 53(4): 566-587. DOI: 10.1080/00305316.2018.1561539. Paywall. Reference page.
Bonelli, F.A. 1810. Observations Entomologiques, Première partie. Mémoires de l’Academie des Sciences de Turin 18: 21–78, Tabula Synoptica. BHL Reference page.
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Links

Chlaenius – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).
Ground beetles of the genus Chlaenius (Carabidae): atlas of beetles of Russia
Chlaenius – Taxon details on Fauna Europaea.

Vernacular names
русский: Слизнеед

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 [1] with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions.[2] The genus is divided into many subgenera.[3]

Species
Main article: List of Chlaenius species
Parasites
The mite Eutarsopolipus paryavae (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) under the elytra of its host beetle Chlaenius flaviguttatus

In Australia, Chlaenius flaviguttatus Macleay is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus chlaenii Katlav & Hajiqanbar, 2021 which dwells under the elytra.[4]

References

Lorenz, W. 2005. Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world. Second Edition. Tizing, Germany. 530pp.
Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. Zookeys 245:1-1722.
"Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
Katlav, Alihan; Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Riegler, Markus; Seeman, Owen D (2021). "Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles". Parasite. EDP Sciences. 28: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 8570142. PMID 34738903. open access