Genus

Chlaenius (Vivid metallic ground beetles)

Chlaenius leucoscelis. Photo: (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, North Africa, Afrotropical region, and the Nearctic. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. The genus is divided into many subgenera.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles)
        Superfamily: Caraboidea
        Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles)
        Subfamily: Licininae
        Tribe: Chlaeniini
        Subtribe: Chlaeniina
        Genus: Chlaenius (Vivid metallic ground beetles)
        Subgenus: Lithochlaenius (2)

Subtaxa

Subgenus: Lithochlaenius

Genus

Chlaenius (Vivid metallic ground beetles)

Subtaxa

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