''Notiophilus'' 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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, the

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, the

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and

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. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers.

Species

These 60 species belong to the genus ''Notiophilus'': * ''

Notiophilus aeneus ''Notiophilus aeneus'', also known as the brassy big-eyed beetle, 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, arou ...

'' (Herbst, 1806) * '' Notiophilus aestuans'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Notiophilus altaicus'' Kabak, 2014 * '' Notiophilus anichtchenkoi'' Barsevskis, 2009 * '' Notiophilus aquaticus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Notiophilus biguttatus'' (Fabricius, 1779) * '' Notiophilus borealis'' T.W.Harris, 1869 * '' Notiophilus breviusculus'' Solsky, 1873 * '' Notiophilus chihuahuae'' Casey, 1913 * ''

Notiophilus chinensis ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Barsevskis, 2003 * '' Notiophilus dacatrai'' Barsevskis, 2004 * ''

Notiophilus danieli ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Reitter, 1897 * '' Notiophilus directus'' Casey, 1920 * '' Notiophilus dostali'' Barsevskis, 2011 * '' Notiophilus facchinii'' Barsevskis, 2003 * ''

Notiophilus fasciatus ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Mäklin, 1855 * ''

Notiophilus gansuensis ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Barsevskis, 2003 * ''

Notiophilus geminatus ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Dejean, 1831 * ''

Notiophilus germinyi ''Notiophilus germinyi '' is a species of ground beetle found in Europe and Asia (Ireland, Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, ...

'' Fauvel, 1863 * ''

Notiophilus ghilarovi ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Kryzhanovskij, 1995 * ''

Notiophilus hauseri ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Spaeth, 1900 * ''

Notiophilus heinzi ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Dostal, 1986 * ''

Notiophilus hilaris ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Friederichs, 1903 * ''

Notiophilus hyperboreus ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Kryzhanovskij, 1995 * ''

Notiophilus impressifrons ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' A.Morawitz, 1862 * ''

Notiophilus intermedius ''Notiophilus intermedius'', the intermediate big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Quebec, Alaska), where it inhabits sandy areas ...

'' Lindroth, 1955 * ''

Notiophilus interstitialis ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Reitter, 1889 * '' Notiophilus jakovlevi'' Tschitscherine, 1903 * '' Notiophilus kaszabi'' Jedlicka, 1968 * '' Notiophilus katrinae'' Barsevskis, 2005 * '' Notiophilus kirschenhoferi'' Dostal, 1981 * '' Notiophilus laticollis'' Chaudoir, 1850 * '' Notiophilus marginatus'' Gené, 1839 * '' Notiophilus nemoralis'' Fall, 1906 * '' Notiophilus nepalensis'' Dostal, 1986 * '' Notiophilus nitens'' LeConte, 1857 * '' Notiophilus novemstriatus'' LeConte, 1847 * '' Notiophilus nuristanensis'' Barsevskis, 2011 * '' Notiophilus orientalis'' Chaudoir, 1850 * '' Notiophilus ovalis'' Breit, 1914 * '' Notiophilus palustris'' (Duftschmid, 1812) * '' Notiophilus persicus'' Breit, 1914 * '' Notiophilus quadripunctatus'' Dejean, 1826 * '' Notiophilus radians'' Andrewes, 1926 * '' Notiophilus rufipes'' Curtis, 1829 * '' Notiophilus schawalleri'' Barsevskis, 2003 * '' Notiophilus semenovi'' Tschitscherine, 1903 * ''

Notiophilus semiopacus ''Notiophilus semiopacus'', the semiopaque big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America (Mexico) and North AmericaBousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of Ameri ...

'' Eschscholtz, 1833 * ''

Notiophilus semistriatus ''Notiophilus semistriatus'', the semi-striate big-eyed beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America, where it inhabits moraines, abandoned fields, roadsides, orchards and forest edges. Adults are m ...

'' Say, 1823 * '' Notiophilus sibiricus'' Motschulsky, 1844 * '' Notiophilus sichuanensis'' Barsevskis, 2003 * '' Notiophilus sierranus'' Casey, 1920 * '' Notiophilus simulator'' Fall, 1906 * ''

Notiophilus spaethi ''Notiophilus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers. Sp ...

'' Reitter, 1913 * '' Notiophilus specularis'' Bates, 1881 * '' Notiophilus stackelbergi'' Kryzhanovskij, 1995 * '' Notiophilus sublaevis'' Solsky, 1873 * '' Notiophilus substriatus'' G.R.Waterhouse, 1833 * '' Notiophilus sylvaticus'' Eschscholtz, 1833 * '' Notiophilus tshitsherini'' Zaitzev, 1916

References

External links

''Notiophilus'' at Fauna Europaea
Nebriinae Carabidae genera Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril {{Nebriinae-stub