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- Tachys +
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- Tecnophilus +
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- Tetragonoderus +
- Thalassotrechus +
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Table Of Contents
- Overview
- Introduction
- Description
- Characteristics
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- References and More Information
- Specialist Projects
- Common Names
- Additional Resources
- Literature References
Introduction
Carabids (as here treated) include all of the terrestrial adephagans other than trachypachids. This is by far the largest family of Adephaga, with over 30,000 described species. Among the more well-known members of the family are the genus Carabus (Carabini), bombardier beetles (Brachinini), and tiger beetles (Cicindelitae).
The vast majority of carabids are predacious. Most of these are generalist predators, but there are a number of groups that have become specialized (e.g., Peleciini and Promecognathini on millipedes, Cychrini and Licinini on snails). A few clades have larvae that are ectoparasitoids on other arthropods (e.g., Lebiini, Brachinitae, and Peleciini). Others are seed-eaters (e.g., Harpalini).
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Halichoeres chlorocephalus Kuiter & Randall, 1995 |
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Scyliorhinus besnardi Springer & Sadowsky, 1970
Polkadot catshark |
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Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Atlantic croaker |
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Euthynnus lineatus Kishinouye, 1920
Black skipjack |
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Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Butterfly goby |