''Agonum'' is a large

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...

s in the subfamily

Harpalinae Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles that contains 20,000 species or ~6,400 spp. in 24 tribes worldwide, according to others. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphi ...

tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...

Platynini Platynini is a large tribe of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 190 genera and 3000 described species in Platynini. See also For a list of Platynini genera, see Platyninae Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles ...

. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus is generally native to the

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical regi ...

and the

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region; their southern limit in

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes the former ...

and the

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region is less well understood, and they seem to range outward a bit out of their core regions (e.g. into

East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the histori ...

). They are wet-loving throughout their

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; for example, the genus is well represented in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, where they are more plentiful than anywhere else in

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Subgenera and selected species

While some

subgenera In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed betwee ...

are accepted by most authors (e.g. ''Europhilus, Olisares'' and of course ''Agonum''), others are of disputed validity. Moreover, subgeneric separation has historically been mostly focussed on

an and Japanese species. The following list does not incorporate the most recent reviews and must be considered very preliminary. Reitter Agonum u

Agonum (Agonothorax) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Motschulsky, 1850 (sometimes in ''Olisares'' or ''Punctagonum'') *''

Agonum ericeti ''Agonum ericeti'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in all Europe except for Spain and Portugal. Description Beetle length is from , a width not exceeding . The upper body is usually one colour, bronze ...

'' (Panzer, 1809) *''

Agonum impressum ''Agonum impressum'' is a species of ground beetles in the subfamily Platyninae. Description Beetle length is from . The upper part of the body is of copper, bronze, or green colour. Rarely, the species have two-tone colour. The elytron have fi ...

'' (Panzer, 1796) *''

Agonum sexpunctatum ''Agonum sexpunctatum'' is a wet-loving, peatland species of ground beetleNational Museums Northern Irelandbr>The Irish Fauna - Carabidae of IrelandRetrieved May 14, 2018. native to the Palearctic and the Near East. In Europe, it is found in Al ...

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Agonum viridicupreum ''Agonum viridicupreum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It is found in European countries except in Belarus and Lithuania. It can also be found in Central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It also widely ...

'' (Goeze, 1777) ''

Agonum (Agonum) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Bonelli, 1810 *''

Agonum angustatum ''Agonum angustatum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in Central and Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mai ...

'' Dejean, 1828 *''

Agonum antennarium ''Agonum antennarium'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily, that can be found in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, ...

'' (Duftschmid, 1812) *''

Agonum carbonarium ''Agonum carbonarium'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Near East. The species can also be found in Armenia and Turkey Turk ...

'' Dejean, 1828 *''

Agonum chalconotum ''Agonum chalconotum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily, that can be found in Great Britain, Latvia, Russia, and Near East. It is also can be found in Afghanistan, China China, officially the People's Republi ...

'' Menetries, 1832 *'' Agonum chinense'' Boheman, 1858 (tentatively placed here) *''

Agonum curvipes ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe (biology), tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green et ...

'' (C. R. Sahlberg 1827) (sometimes in ''Olisares'') *''

Agonum dolens ''Agonum dolens'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. The species is common throughout Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Description Beetle in length is from . The body is bronze or bronze-black, legs are brownish-red. The ...

'' *'' Agonum hexacoelum'' *''

Agonum kretaense ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Kirschenhofer, 1982 *'' Agonum liebherri'' J.Schmidt, 2008 (tentatively placed here) *''

Agonum marginatum ''Agonum marginatum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758 and is found throughout Europe, North Africa, Siberia, West Asia, as well as on islands such as Canary, Azores, and Madeir ...

'' (Linne, 1758) *'' Agonum monachum'' (Duftschmid, 1812) *''

Agonum muelleri ''Agonum muelleri'' is a species of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic and the Near East. In Europe, it is found in Albania, the Azores, Baltic states, Belarus, Benelux, Britain I., Great Britain including the Isle of Man, North ...

'' *''

Agonum nigrum ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Dejean, 1828 *'' Agonum numidicum'' Lucas, 1849 *''

Agonum pirata ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' *''

Agonum quinquepunctatum ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' *''

Agonum rugicolle ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Chaudoir, 1846 *''

Agonum scintillans ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' Boheman, 1858 (tentatively placed here) *''

Agonum sordidum ''Agonum sordidum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It is found in European countries like the former Yugoslavian states of Croatia and Slovenia, and the former Soviet Union state of Ukraine. It can be found in countrie ...

'' Dejean, 1828 ''

Agonum (Deratanchus) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' (sometimes in ''Olisares'') ''

Agonum (Europhilus) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Chaudoir, 1859 *''

Agonum consimile ''Agonum consimile'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It was described by Leonard Gyllenhaal in 1810. It inhabits countries like Finland, Latvia, Moldavia, Norway, Russia, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kin ...

'' (Gyllenhal, 1810) *''

Agonum exaratum ''Agonum exaratum'' is a species of beetle in the Platyninae Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). Genera The subfamily Platyninae contains about 250 genera organized into three tribes: ; Tribe Omphreini Ganglbaue ...

'' (Mannerheim, 1853) *''

Agonum fuliginosum ''Agonum fuliginosum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). Genera The subfamily Platyninae contains about 250 genera organized into three tribes: ; Tribe Omphreini ...

'' (Panzer, 1809) *''

Agonum gracile ''Agonum gracile'' is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'' Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,Londopdf References gracile ...

'' Sturm, 1824 *''

Agonum micans ''Agonum micans'' is a species of ground beetle native to Europe.Carl H. Lindroth 1974 Coleoptera. Carabidae. ''Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects'' Vol 4 Part 2. Royal Entomological Society,Londopdf References micans ...

'' (Nicolai, 1822) *''

Agonum munsteri ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' (Hellen, 1935) *''

Agonum piceum ''Agonum piceum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Andorra, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Vatican City Vatican City (), officially the Vatican ...

'' (Linne, 1758) *''

Agonum scitulum ''Agonum scitulum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It is found in European countries like Belarus, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Romania, Russia ...

'' Dejean, 1828 *''

Agonum temperei ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' (Aubry, 1974) (tentatively placed here) *''

Agonum thoreyi ''Agonum thoreyi'' is a species of ground beetle native to Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe ...

'' Dejean, 1828 ''

Agonum (Melanagonum) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' (sometimes in ''Olisares'') *''

Agonum afrum ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' *''

Agonum duftschmidi ''Agonum duftschmidi'' is a species of beetle from family Carabidae, found in all European countries except for Andorra, Iceland, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, and Vatican City. References Beetles described in 1994 duftschmidi Beetles ...

'' J.Schmidt, 1994 *'' Agonum extensum'' *''

Agonum gerdmuelleri ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' J.Schmidt, 1994 *''

Agonum gisellae ''Agonum gisellae'' is a species in the beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other i ...

'' *'' Agonum hypocrita'' (Apfelbeck, 1904) *''

Agonum longicorne ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' Chaudoir, 1846 *''

Agonum lugens ''Agonum lugens'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). Genera The subfamily Platyninae contains about 250 genera organized into three tribes: ; Tribe Omphreini Gang ...

'' (Duftschmid, 1812) *'' Agonum nitidum'' *''

Agonum permoestum ''Agonum permoestum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that can be found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, Germany, and Greece. It is also c ...

'' Puel, 1938 *''

Agonum pseudomoestum ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' Schuler, 1963 *''

Agonum versutum ''Agonum versutum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily that is found in most of Europe. Description The upper body is black with a bronze sheen or dark bronze. Microstracture of elytron is barely visible at a magnificatio ...

'' Sturm, 1824 *''

Agonum viduum ''Agonum viduum'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It is found in all Eastern European countries, except for Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City and various European islands. It can also be found in Kazakhstan, of ...

'' (Panzer, 1796) ''

Agonum (Micragonum) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' (sometimes in ''Olisares'') ''

Agonum (Olisares) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' ''

Agonum (Platynomicrus) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' (sometimes in ''Agonum'') *''

Agonum bicolor ''Agonum bicolor'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae subfamily. It was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean, Dejean in 1828 and is found in Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. Besides those countries it can be foun ...

'' (Dejean, 1828) *''

Agonum nigriceps ''Agonum nigriceps'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia North Asia or Northern Asia, also referred to as Siberia, is the northern region of Asia, which is defined in geographical te ...

'' LeConte, 1846 ''

Agonum (Punctagonum) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus i ...

'' (sometimes in ''Olisares'') ''

Agonum (Stereagonum) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' (sometimes in ''Olisares'') ''

Agonum (Stictanchus) ''Agonum'' is a large genus of ground beetles in the subfamily Harpalinae, tribe Platynini. They are mid-sized to smallish beetles, typically with dark metallic hues – often reddish or bronze, but sometimes black, green etc. The genus ...

'' (sometimes in ''Agonum'') *''

Agonum gracilipes ''Agonum gracilipes'' is a species of ground beetle in the Platyninae Platyninae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). Genera The subfamily Platyninae contains about 250 genera organized into three tribes: ; Tribe Omphreini ...

'' (Duftschmid, 1812)

References

External links

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''Agonum'' at Fauna Europaea
Carabidae genera Harpalinae {{harpalinae-stub