''Anchomenus'' is a genus of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 ...

native to the

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(including

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), the

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and

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Species

These 18 species belong to the genus ''Anchomenus'': * '' Anchomenus aeneolus'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Anchomenus alcedo'' J.Schmidt, 2014 * '' Anchomenus bellus'' J.Schmidt, 2014 * '' Anchomenus capensis'' Liebherr, 1991 * '' Anchomenus cyaneus'' Dejean, 1828 * '' Anchomenus dohrnii'' Fairmaire, 1866 * '' Anchomenus dorsalis'' (Pontoppidan, 1763) * ''

Anchomenus funebris ''Anchomenus funebris'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae 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 Ameri ...

'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Anchomenus kataevi'' J.Schmidt, 2014 * '' Anchomenus kurnakovi'' (Kryzhanovskij, 1983) * '' Anchomenus leucopus'' Bates, 1873 * ''

Anchomenus quadratus ''Anchomenus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Anchomenus'': * ''Anchomenus aeneolus'' (LeConte, 1854) * ''Anchomenus alcedo' ...

'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Anchomenus suensoni'' (Mandl, 1981) * '' Anchomenus turkestanicus'' Ballion, 1871 * ''

Anchomenus virescens ''Anchomenus virescens'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae. It is found in Ukraine, the southern part of Russia, and the East Palaearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the larg ...

'' (Motschulsky, 1865) * ''

Anchomenus yukihikoi ''Anchomenus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Anchomenus'': * '' Anchomenus aeneolus'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Anchomenus alced ...

'' (Habu, 1962) * † ''

Anchomenus bipunctatus ''Anchomenus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Anchomenus'': * '' Anchomenus aeneolus'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Anchomenus alced ...

'' Forster, 1891 * † ''

Anchomenus orphanus ''Anchomenus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North Africa. Species These 18 species belong to the genus ''Anchomenus'': * '' Anchomenus aeneolus'' (LeConte, 1854) * '' Anchomenus alced ...

'' Heer, 1847

References

External links

''Anchomenus'' at Fauna Europaea
Platyninae Taxa named by Franco Andrea Bonelli {{Platyninae-stub