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Ground Beetle

Insects

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.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Diet
Carnivore 1
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Most display shiny black or metallic coloration with ridged wing covers called elytra. 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Carabidae 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Coleoptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

Parent Taxon Of

Tiger Beetle, Species
Source Wikidata: Cicindelidae
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Colombia

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Denmark

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Norway

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Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ27046, descriptionView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Insecta
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 28
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Insectos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Insects","language":"EN"},{"name":"Insectes","language":"FR"},{"name":"昆虫纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Carabidae
Wikidata Q27046, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Coleoptera
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 56
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 56
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Insecta","order":"Coleoptera","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"鞘翅目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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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
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