Ground beetles make up the family Carabidae, a large and cosmopolitan beetle family with more than 40,000 described species worldwide, including around 2,000 in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015 it ranked among the ten most species-rich animal families known. Ground beetles belong to the suborder Adephaga, and while most species are carnivorous, some are herbivorous or omnivorous.
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) System (Realm) Living or Extinct Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceMost display shiny black or metallic coloration with ridged wing covers called elytra. 1 Scientific Name Connections
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Cicindelidae
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United States, found in there.
Sources
1. Ground beetle - Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide
Physical Appearance section
most ground beetles display shiny black or metallic coloration and feature ridged wing covers called elytra
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27046, descriptionView the Source Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ColeopteraView the Source Wikidata: Cicindelidae
Parent Taxon Of: Tiger Beetle, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q27046 (Ground Beetle)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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