Abax (beetle)
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Genus: | Abax Bonelli, 1810
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Abax is a genus of carabid beetles.[1][2] There are approximately 100 mostly holarctic species and subspecies in this genus.[3]
These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.
Species
- Abax arerae Schauberger, 1927
- Abax baenningeri Schauberger, 1927
- Abax beckenhauptii (Duftschmid, 1812)
- Abax carinatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
- Abax continuus Ganglbauer, 1891
- Abax ecchelii Bertalini, 1887
- Abax exaratus (Dejean, 1828)
- Abax fiorii Jakobson, 1907
- Abax oblongus Dejean, 1831
- Abax ovalis (Duftschmid, 1812)
- Abax parallelepipedus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783
- Abax parallelus Duftschmid, 1812
- Abax pilleri Csiki, 1916
- Abax pyrenaeus Dejean, 1828
- Abax schueppeli Palliardi, 1825
- Abax springeri J. Muller, 1925
- Abax teriolensis Schauberger, 1921
References
- ^ Abax
- ^ "Abax Bonelli, 1810". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 27 Mar 2012.
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