''Metius'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s 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 America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...
, containing the following species:
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Metius aeneus''
(Dejean, 1831)
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Metius andicola''
(Dejean, 1831)
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Metius annulicornis''
Curtis, 1839
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Metius apicalis''
Straneo, 1986
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Metius auratoides''
Straneo, 1986
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Metius blandus''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius bolivianus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius bonariensis''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius brunnescens''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius canotae''
Steinheil, 1869
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Metius carnifex''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius caudatus''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius chilensis''
(Dejean, 1831)
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Metius circumfusus''
(Germar, 1824)
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Metius confusus
''Metius confusus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu lat ...
''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius constrictus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius cordatulus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius cordatus''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius eurypterus
''Metius eurypterus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Jules Putzeys
Jules Antoine Adolphe Henri Putzeys (1 May 1809 – 2 January 1882) was a Belgian magistrate and an entomologist who took a s ...
''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius femoratus
''Metius femoratus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu la ...
''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius flavipes
''Metius flavipes'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu lat ...
''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius flavipleuris
''Metius flavipleuris'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu ...
''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius foveolatus
''Metius foveolatus'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Jules Putzeys
Jules Antoine Adolphe Henri Putzeys (1 May 1809 – 2 January 1882) was a Belgian magistrate and an entomologist who took a s ...
''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius gigas
''Metius gigas'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu lato'' ...
''
Straneo, 1953
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Metius gilvipes
''Metius gilvipes'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu lat ...
''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius guillermoi
''Metius guillermoi'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu l ...
''
Will, 2005
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Metius harpaloides
''Metius harpaloides'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by John Curtis
John Ream Curtis (born May 10, 1960) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from ...
''
Curtis, 1839
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Metius hassenteufeli
''Metius hassenteufeli'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sens ...
''
Straneo, 1960
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Metius incertus''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius kulti''
Straneo, 1952
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Metius kuscheli''
Straneo, 1955
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Metius latemarginatus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius latigastricus''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius latior''
Putzeys, 1875
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Metius loeffleri''
Straneo, 1986
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Metius luridus''
(Chaudoir, 1837)
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Metius malachiticus''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius marginatus''
(Dejean, 1828)
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Metius mateui''
Straneo, 1986
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Metius melancholicus''
Straneo, 1952
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Metius negrei''
Straneo, 1977
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Metius niger''
(Motschulsky, 1866)
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Metius obscurus''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius obtusus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius parvicollis''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius parvulus''
Straneo, 1952
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Metius peruvianus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius pogonoides''
(Fairmaire, 1883)
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Metius punctulatus''
Putzeys, 1875
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Metius robustus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius rotundatus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius rotundicollis''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius silvestrii''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius striatus''
(Putzeys, 1875)
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Metius striolatus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius subcoeruleus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius subfoveolatus''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius submetallicus''
Straneo, 1986
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Metius subsericeus''
Straneo, 1952
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Metius titschacki''
Straneo, 1951
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Metius viridulus''
Straneo, 1953
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Metius zischkai''
Straneo, 1960
References
Carabidae genera
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