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Carabidae (ground beetles)

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The ground beetles (Cara­bidae) are a very large family with more than 40,000 scientifically described species worldwide. More than 550 species are recorded from Germany. The majority of them are land-dwellers, but a few species are aquatic hunters. Most of the species are nocturnal and carnivorous and prey on invertebrates and their larvae. Large species (e.g. genus Carabus) can also overpower smaller mollusks, like worms or slugs. Some species are herbivorous and feed on grass seeds with high contents of fats and starch. They can be found from the lowland up to alpine levels and in many different habitats, from wet to xerothermic. They have also occupied special ecological niches: Some species live under the bark of trees (corticolous), on trees and shrubs (arboreal), in caves (cavernicolous) or subterraneous (hypogaeic).

World: 40,000 Europe: 2700 Germany: 568 collected: 341 Missing species Overview in inquiry module fraction: 60%
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Missing species Carabidae (ground beetles) – currently missing species (229)
 Cicindela gallica
 Calosoma investigator
 Calosoma auropunctatum
 Carabus depressus
 Carabus fabricii
 Carabus purpurascens
 Carabus germari
 Carabus marginalis
 Carabus menetriesi
 Carabus clathratus
 Carabus variolosus
 Carabus ullrichii
 Carabus scheidleri
 Carabus glabratus
 Carabus linnei
 Carabus alpestris
 Cychrus angustatus
 Leistus montanus
 Leistus nitidus
 Leistus terminatus
 Leistus piceus
 Nebria jockischii
 Nebria bremii
 Nebria hellwigii
 Nebria austriaca
 Notiophilus aquaticus
 Notiophilus laticollis
 Elaphrus ullrichii
 Dyschirius digitatus
 Dyschirius neresheimeri
 Dyschirius politus
 Dyschirius impunctipennis
 Dyschirius chalceus
 Dyschirius extensus
 Dyschirius substriatus
 Dyschirius bonellii
 Dyschirius lafertei
 Dyschirius similis
 Dyschirius semistriatus
 Miscodera arctica
 Thalassophilus longicornis
 Epaphius rivularis
 Trechus amplicollis
 Trechus fulvus
 Trechus cuniculorum
 Trechus montanellus
 Trechus splendens
 Trechus alpicola
 Trechus austriacus
 Trechus pinkeri
 Trechus rotundipennis
 Trechus cardioderus
 Trechus latibuli
 Trechus glacialis
 Trechus hampei
 Trechus pulchellus
 Trechoblemus micros
 Paratachys micros
 Paratachys fulvicollis
 Elaphropus haemorrhoidalis
 Elaphropus diabrachys
 Bembidion laticolle
 Bembidion splendidum
 Bembidion nigricorne
 Bembidion pallidipenne
 Bembidion bipunctatum
 Bembidion starkii
 Bembidion ephippium
 Bembidion complanatum
 Bembidion longipes
 Bembidion conforme
 Bembidion fulvipes
 Bembidion eques
 Bembidion incognitum
 Bembidion latinum
 Bembidion milleri
 Bembidion terminale
 Bembidion maritimum
 Bembidion distinguendum
 Bembidion cruciatum
 Bembidion saxatile
 Bembidion scapulare
 Bembidion fluviatile
 Bembidion glaciale
 Bembidion millerianum
 Bembidion ruficorne
 Bembidion doderoi
 Bembidion inustum
 Bembidion fumigatum
 Bembidion clarkii
 Bembidion transparens
 Bembidion normannum
 Bembidion minimum
 Bembidion tenellum
 Bembidion humerale
 Bembidion aeneum
 Bembidion iricolor
 Cillenus lateralis
 Ocys quinquestriatus
 Asaphidion cyanicorne
 Asaphidion curtum
 Patrobus australis
 Patrobus assimilis
 Anisodactylus nemorivagus
 Harpalus cephalotes
 Harpalus hirtipes
 Harpalus zabroides
 Harpalus cupreus
 Harpalus caspius
 Harpalus solitaris
 Harpalus tenebrosus
 Harpalus progrediens
 Harpalus sulphuripes
 Harpalus neglectus
 Harpalus fuscipalpis
 Harpalus servus
 Harpalus albanicus
 Harpalus flavicornis
 Harpalus modestus
 Harpalus taciturnus
 Ophonus sabulicola
 Ophonus stictus
 Ophonus diffinis
 Ophonus subquadratus
 Ophonus parallelus
 Ophonus puncticollis
 Ophonus rupicola
 Ophonus subsinuatus
 Dicheirotrichus gustavi
 Dicheirotrichus rufithorax
 Trichocellus cognatus
 Bradycellus ruficollis
 Bradycellus sharpii
 Bradycellus distinctus
 Bradycellus csikii
 Bradycellus caucasicus
 Acupalpus suturalis
 Acupalpus luteatus
 Acupalpus interstitialis
 Anthracus longicornis
 Poecilus punctulatus
 Poecilus kugelanni
 Poecilus sericeus
 Pterostichus unctulatus
 Pterostichus negligens
 Pterostichus taksonyis
 Pterostichus cursor
 Pterostichus leonisi
 Pterostichus gracilis
 Pterostichus aterrimus
 Pterostichus melas
 Pterostichus transversalis
 Pterostichus selmanni
 Pterostichus jurinei
 Pterostichus multipunctatus
 Pterostichus cristatus
 Pterostichus hagenbachii
 Molops austriacus
 Platyderus ruficollis
 Calathus mollis
 Dolichus halensis
 Sphodrus leucophthalmus
 Laemostenus terricola
 Olisthopus sturmi
 Agonum impressum
 Agonum ericeti
 Agonum gracilipes
 Agonum dolens
 Agonum versutum
 Agonum permoestum
 Agonum hypocrita
 Agonum monachum
 Agonum nigrum
 Agonum longicorne
 Agonum antennarium
 Agonum munsteri
 Sericoda quadripunctata
 Anchomenus cyaneus
 Limodromus krynickii
 Amara strenua
 Amara concinna
 Amara chaudoiri
 Amara montivaga
 Amara nitida
 Amara schimperi
 Amara littorea
 Amara nigricornis
 Amara proxima
 Amara famelica
 Amara ingenua
 Amara cursitans
 Amara municipalis
 Amara infima
 Amara praetermissa
 Amara brunnea
 Amara majuscula
 Amara crenata
 Amara helleri
 Amara gebleri
 Amara equestris
 Chlaenius velutinus
 Chlaenius tibialis
 Chlaenius variegatus
 Chlaenius sulcicollis
 Chlaenius quadrisulcatus
 Chlaenius costulatus
 Licinus hoffmannseggii
 Licinus punctatulus
 Licinus cassideus
 Badister meridionalis
 Badister dorsiger
 Badister dilatatus
 Lebia cyanocephala
 Lebia scapularis
 Lebia humeralis
 Somotrichus elevatus
 Plochionus pallens
 Cymindis angularis
 Cymindis macularis
 Cymindis vaporariorum
 Dromius laeviceps
 Dromius quadraticollis
 Dromius meridionalis
 Dromius schneideri
 Philorhizus quadrisignatus
 Syntomus obscuroguttatus
 Microlestes fissuralis
 Brachinus sclopeta
 Aptinus bombarda
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