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Checklist: All Carabidae Genera - America North of Mexico
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Identification Key (new version): All Carabidae Genera - America North of Mexico
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Abaris
Abax
Acupalpus
Agonoleptus
Agonum
Agra
Akephorus
Amara
Amblycheila
Amblygnathus
Amerinus
Amerizus
Ameroduvalius
Amphasia
Anatrichis
Anaulacus
Anchomenus
Anchonoderus
Anillaspis
Anillinus
Anillodes
Anisodactylus
Antarctonomus
Antilliscaris
Apenes
Apristus
Ardistomis
Asaphidion
Aspidoglossa
Athrostictus
Atranus
Axinopalpus
Aztecarpalus
Badister
Bembidion
Blackburnia
Blemus
Blethisa
Brachinus
Bradycellus
Brasiella
Broscodera
Broscus
Caelostomus
Calathus
Calleida
Calosoma
Calybe
Carabidae
Carabus
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Colpodes
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Coptodera
Craspedonotus
Cratacanthus
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Cyclotrachelus
Cylindera
Cylindronotum
Cymindis
Darlingtonea
Dercylinus
Diacheila
Dicaelus
Dicheirotrichus
Dicheirus
Diplochaetus
Diplocheila
Diplous
Discoderus
Dromius
Dromochorus
Drypta
Dyschirius
Elaphropus
Elaphrus
Ellipsoptera
Elliptoleus
Endynomena
Eucaerus
Eucamaragnathus
Eucheila
Eunota
Euphorticus
Euproctinus
Euryderus
Evolenes
Galerita
Gastrellarius
Gehringia
Geopinus
Gnathaphanus
Gnatholymnaeum
Goniotropis
Gynandropus
Habroscelimorpha
Halocoryza
Harpalobrachys
Harpalus
Hartonymus
Helluomorphoides
Horologion
Hyboptera
Hybothecus
Infernophilus
Lachnocrepis
Lachnophorus
Laemostenus
Lebia
Leistus
Leptotrachelus
Licinus
Lionepha
Lophoglossus
Loricera
Loxandrus
Lymnastis
Masoreus
Mecyclothorax
Megacephala
Metacolpodes
Metrius
Mexisphodrus
Micratopus
Micrixys
Microlestes
Microthylax
Mioptachys
Miscodera
Mochtherus
Morion
Myas
Neaphaenops
Nebria
Nelsonites
Nemotarsus
Nippononebria
Nomius
Notiobia
Notiophilus
Olisthopus
Omophron
Omus
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Philophuga
Philorhizus
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Physea
Piesmus
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Platynus
Platypatrobus
Plochionus
Poecilus
Pogonistes
Pogonodaptus
Pogonus
Polpochila
Polyderis
Porotachys
Promecognathus
Pseudabarys
Pseudamara
Pseudanophthalmus
Pseudaptinus
Pseudomorpha
Psydrus
Pterostichus
Rhadine
Scaphinotus
Scarites
Schizogenius
Selenophorus
Semiardistomis
Sericoda
Serranillus
Siagona
Somotrichus
Sphaeroderus
Stenocrepis
Stenolophus
Stenomorphus
Stereocerus
Stolonis
Stomis
Stylulus
Syntomus
Synuchus
Tachys
Tachyta
Tanystoma
Tecnophilus
Tefflus
Tetracha
Tetragonoderus
Tetraleucus
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Trechoblemus
Trechus
Trichotichnus
Typhlonesiotes
Xenotrechus
Xestonotus
Zacotus
Zuphium
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Carabidae
Scutellum visible or not
visible
not visible
Elytron lateral margin
unmodified
Plica present
Flange of Coanda present
Maxillary Palpomere 4
Subulate
unmodified
Obliquely attached to palpomere 3
Triangular
Pronotum lobed basally
Present
Absent
Transverse row of setae on vertex
Absent
Present
Antennal Insertion Location
On frons, between mandibular bases
In line with mandibular bases
Mesocoxal closure
Ventrites conjunct
Ventrites disjunct
Vestiture of setae
Present
Absent
Sutural interval
Not flatened, normal
Flattened, distinctly pinched
Inner hind tibial spur
Long and serrulate
Subequal to outer spur
Setigerous puncture in scrobe
Setigerous puncture present
Setigerous puncture absent
All Carabidae Genera - America North of Mexico
Species Count: 235
Carabidae
Abaris
Abax
Acupalpus
Agonoleptus
Agonum
Agra
Akephorus
Amara
Amblycheila
Amblygnathus
Amerinus
Amerizus
Ameroduvalius
Amphasia
Anatrichis
Anaulacus
Anchomenus
Anchonoderus
Anillaspis
Anillinus
Anillodes
Anisodactylus
Antarctonomus
Antilliscaris
Apenes
Apristus
Ardistomis
Asaphidion
Aspidoglossa
Athrostictus
Atranus
Axinopalpus
Aztecarpalus
Badister
Bembidion
Blackburnia
Blemus
Blethisa
Brachinus
Bradycellus
Brasiella
Broscodera
Broscus
Caelostomus
Calathus
Calleida
Calosoma
Calybe
Carabus
Chlaenius
Cicindela
Cillenus
Clivina
Colliuris
Colpodes
Coptocarpus
Coptodera
Craspedonotus
Cratacanthus
Cychrus
Cyclotrachelus
Cylindera
Cylindronotum
Cymindis
Darlingtonea
Dercylinus
Diacheila
Dicaelus
Dicheirotrichus
Dicheirus
Diplochaetus
Diplocheila
Diplous
Discoderus
Dromius
Dromochorus
Drypta
Dyschirius
Elaphropus
Elaphrus
Ellipsoptera
Elliptoleus
Endynomena
Eucaerus
Eucamaragnathus
Eucheila
Eunota
Euphorticus
Euproctinus
Euryderus
Evolenes
Galerita
Gastrellarius
Gehringia
Geopinus
Gnathaphanus
Gnatholymnaeum
Goniotropis
Gynandropus
Habroscelimorpha
Halocoryza
Harpalobrachys
Harpalus
Hartonymus
Helluomorphoides
Horologion
Hyboptera
Hybothecus
Infernophilus
Lachnocrepis
Lachnophorus
Laemostenus
Lebia
Leistus
Leptotrachelus
Licinus
Lionepha
Lophoglossus
Loricera
Loxandrus
Lymnastis
Masoreus
Mecyclothorax
Megacephala
Metacolpodes
Metrius
Mexisphodrus
Micratopus
Micrixys
Microlestes
Microthylax
Mioptachys
Miscodera
Mochtherus
Morion
Myas
Neaphaenops
Nebria
Nelsonites
Nemotarsus
Nippononebria
Nomius
Notiobia
Notiophilus
Olisthopus
Omophron
Omus
Onota
Oodes
Oodinus
Oopterus
Ophonus
Opilidia
Opisthius
Oxycrepis
Oxydrepanus
Oxypselaphus
Ozaena
Pachyteles
Panagaeus
Paraclivina
Paranchus
Pasimachus
Patrobus
Pelmatellus
Pelophila
Pentagonica
Pericompsus
Perigona
Perileptus
Philodes
Philophuga
Philorhizus
Phloeoxena
Phrypeus
Physea
Piesmus
Piosoma
Platidiolus
Platynus
Platypatrobus
Plochionus
Poecilus
Pogonistes
Pogonodaptus
Pogonus
Polpochila
Polyderis
Porotachys
Promecognathus
Pseudabarys
Pseudamara
Pseudanophthalmus
Pseudaptinus
Pseudomorpha
Psydrus
Pterostichus
Rhadine
Scaphinotus
Scarites
Schizogenius
Selenophorus
Semiardistomis
Sericoda
Serranillus
Siagona
Somotrichus
Sphaeroderus
Stenocrepis
Stenolophus
Stenomorphus
Stereocerus
Stolonis
Stomis
Stylulus
Syntomus
Synuchus
Tachys
Tachys (Paratachys)
Tachyta
Tanystoma
Tecnophilus
Tefflus
Tetracha
Tetragonoderus
Tetraleucus
Thalassotrechus
Trechoblemus
Trechus
Trichotichnus
Typhlonesiotes
Xenotrechus
Xestonotus
Zacotus
Zuphium