Elaphrinae

Elaphrinae
Copper-colored sandpiper ( Elaphrus cupreus )
Systematics
Superclass : Six-footed (Hexapoda) Class : Insects (Insecta) Order : Beetle (Coleoptera) Subordination : Adephaga Family : Ground beetle (Carabidae) Subfamily : Elaphrinae
Scientific name
Elaphrinae
Latreille , 1802

The Elaphrinae are a subfamily of the ground beetles (Carabidae). Worldwide, three genres are represented in a tribe. There are 16 species in Europe.

features

Beetle

The medium-sized beetles always have a metallic sheen. The compound eyes are large and protrude. The prothorax has a roughly punctiform structure. The first three or four tarsi members of the forelegs are widened in the males. The cover wings have only weak recognizable, irregular longitudinal furrows that are interrupted by pits or tubercles. The thorax has a structure similar to that of the Loricerinae .

Larvae

The body of the larvae is slender and almost cylindrical. The mandibles of many species are finely toothed. The lacinia is regressed, very short or ring-shaped. The prothorax is the largest segment of the body. The pronotum is square, the other segments are rounded at the corners.

Way of life and distribution

The subfamily is common in the Holarctic . The water-loving beetles often live on river banks. They are very active during the day.

Systematics

All Subtaxa and the European species are listed below:

• Tribe Elaphrini
  • Blethisa
    • Blethisa eschscholtzii Zoubkoff, 1829
    • Blethisa multipunctata (Linne, 1758)
  • Diacheila
    • Diacheila arctica (Gyllenhal, 1810)
    • Diacheila polita (Faldermann, 1835)
  • Elaphrus
    • Elaphrus lapponicus Gyllenhal, 1810
    • Elaphrus angusticollis RF Sahlberg, 1844
    • Elaphrus aureus P. Muller, 1821
    • Elaphrus ullrichii W. Redtenbacher, 1842
    • Elaphrus hypocrita Semenov, 1926
    • Elaphrus lheritieri Antoine, 1847
    • Elaphrus riparius (Linne, 1758)
    • Elaphrus tuberculatus Maklin, 1878
    • Elaphrus weissi Dostal, 1996
    • Elaphrus cupreus Duftschmid, 1812
    • Elaphrus pyrenoeus Motschulsky, 1850
    • Elaphrus uliginosus Fabricius, 1792

supporting documents

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Rolf G. Beutel, Richard AB Leschen: Handbuch der Zoologie - Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim) . 1st edition. de Gruyter , 2005, ISBN 3-11-017130-9 , p. 133 (English).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Elaphrinae. Fauna Europaea, accessed July 23, 2010 . 

literature

• Rolf G. Beutel, Richard AB Leschen: Handbuch der Zoologie - Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 1: Morphology and Systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim) . 1st edition. de Gruyter , 2005, ISBN 3-11-017130-9 (English).

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