Subgenus
Lithochlaenius
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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