''Cymindis axillaris'' is a species 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 ...

in the subfamily

Harpalinae Harpalinae is the largest subfamily of ground beetles, containing more than 19,000 species worldwide. Biology This subfamily contains the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. The morphology of spe ...

. It was described by

Johan Christian Fabricius Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...

in 1794.

References

axillaris Beetles described in 1794 {{Cymindis-stub