The subfamily Harpalinae is an abundantly enourmous family of ground beetles, The beetles from this subfamily have highly-specified body
parts that help in adaptations to the atmospheric and climatic change in their habitat.
Morphology[]
Adult beetles have specialized, razor-sharp mandibles used for digging borrows beneath our feet, They may look like Anobiids by their apperanace however, unlike Anobiids, Harp beetles tunnel underground where they spend their lives as a larva, The adults have a wide array of foods that are a part of their diet feeding on caterpillars, Smaller beetles and other soft-bodied insects.
Genera[]
- Acinopus Dejean, 1821
- Acupalpus Latreille, 1829
- Afromizonus Basilewsky, 1947
- Agonidus Casey, 1914
- Allendia Noonan, 1974
- Allocinopus Broun, 1903
- Allosiopelus Ito, 1995
- Amblygnathus Dejean, 1829
- Amblystomus Erichson, 1837
- Amerinus Casey, 1884
- Amphasia Newman, 1836
- Angionychus Klug, 1853
- Anisocnemus Chaudoir, 1843
- Anisodactylus Dejean, 1829
- Anisostichus Emden, 1953
- Anomostomus Laferte-Senectere, 1853
- Anthracus Motschulsky, 1850
- Athrostictus Bates, 1878
- Axinotoma Dejean, 1829
- Aztecarpalus Ball, 1970
- Barysomus Dejean, 1829
- Batoscelis Dejean, 1836
- Bleusea Bedel, 1897
- Boeomimetes Peringuey, 1896
- Bottchrus Jedlicka, 1935
- Bradybaenus Dejean, 1829
- Bradycellus Erichson, 1837
- Bradycidus Casey, 1914
- Bronislavia Semenov, 1891
- Carenochyrus Solsky, 1874
- Carterus Dejean, 1830
- Cenogmus Sloane, 1898
- Chilotomus Chaudoir, 1842
- Chydaeus Chaudoir, 1854
- Coleolissus Bates, 1892
- Crasodactylus Guerin-Meneville, 1847
- Cratacanthus Dejean, 1829
- Cratognathus Dejean, 1829
- Cratosoma Jeannel, 1948
- Criniventer van Emdem, 1953
- Cyptomicrus Vinson, 1939
- Daptus Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
- Diachromus Erichson, 1837
- Dicheirotrichus Jacqelin du Val, 1857 (including Trichocellus)
- Dicheirus Mannerheim, 1843
- Dioryche W.S. MacLeay, 1825
- Discoderus LeConte, 1853
- Ditomus Bonelli, 1810
- Dixus Billberg, 1820
- Dregus Motscheisky, 1864
- Ectinothorax Alluaud, 1941
- Egadyla Alluaud, 1916
- Eocarterus Stichel, 1923
- Eriophonus Tschitscherine, 1901
- Eucarterus Reitter, 1900
- Euryderus LeConte, 1846
- Euthenarus Bates, 1874
- Gaioxenus Broun 1910
- Geodromus Dejean, 1829
- Geopinus LeConte, 1848
- Gnathaphanus W.S. MacLeay, 1825
- Goniocellus Casey, 1914
- Graniger Motschulsky, 1864
- Gugheorites Basilewsky, 1951
- Gynandromorphus Dejean, 1829
- Hakaharpalus Larochelle & Lariviere, 2005
- Haplaner Chaudoir, 1878
- Haplanister Moore, 1996
- Harpalinus Jeannel, 1946
- Harpalobrachys Tschitscherine, 1899
- Harpalodiodes Bousquet, 2002
- Harpalomimetes Schauberger, 1933
- Harpalomorphus Peringuey, 1896
- Harpalus Latreille, 1802 (including Harpalobrachys)
- Harpathaumas Basilewsky, 1947
- Harponixus Basilewsky, 1950
- Hartonymus Casey, 1914
- Hemiaulax Bates, 1892
- Heteracantha Brulle, 1834
- Hippoloetis Laporte, 1835
- Hyphaereon W.S. MacLeay, 1825
- Hypharpax W.S. McLeay, 1825
- Idiomelas Tschitscherine, 1900
- Indiophonus N.Ito, 1996
- Kaffovatus Clarke, 1972
- Kenyacus Alluaud, 1917
- Kiwiharpalus Larochelle & Lariviere, 2005
- Kupeharpalus Larochelle & Lariviere, 2005
- Lecanomerus Chaudoir, 1850
- Liochirus Tschitscherine, 1897
- Liodaptus Bates, 1889
- Lioholus Tschitscherine, 1897
- Loxoncus Schmidt-Gobel, 1846
- Machozetus Chaudoir, 1850
- Maoriharpalus Larochelle & Lariviere, 2005
- Meroctenus Gemminger et Harold, 1868
- Microderes Faldermann, 1836
- Nemaglossa Solier, 1849
- Neoaulacoryssus Noonan, 1985
- Neodiachipteryx Noonan, 1985
- Neohyparpalus Clarke, 1981
- Neophygas Noonan, 1976
- Nesarpalus Bedel, 1897
- Nipponoharpalus Habu, 1973
- Nornalupia Kataev, 2002
- Nothodaptus Maindron, 1906
- Notiobia Perty, 1830
- Notospeophonus Moore, 1962
- Odontocarus Solier, 1835
- Oedesis Motschulsky, 1850
- Oesyperus Andrewes, 1923
- Omostropus Peringuey, 1896
- Ooidius Chaudoir, 1847
- Oosoma Nietner, 1857
- Ophoniscus Bates, 1892
- Ophonus Dejean, 1821
- Orthogenium Chaudoir, 1835
- Oxycentrus Chaudoir, 1854
- Pachycarus Solier, 1835
- Pachytrachelus Chaudoir, 1852
- Panagrius Andrewes, 1933
- Pangus Dejean, 1821
- Parabaris Broun, 1881
- Paramecus Dejean, 1829
- Parasiopelus Basilewsky, 1950
- Paregaploa Muller, 1947
- Parophonus Ganglbauer, [1891]
- Paulianoscirtus Basilewsky, 1976
- Pelmatellus Bates, 1882
- Penthophonus Reitter, 1900
- Penthus Chaudoir, 1843
- Phanagnathus Basilewsky, 1950
- Phobophorus Motschulsky, 1850
- Pholeodytes Britton, 1962
- Phorticosomus Shaum, 1863
- Phyrometus Basilewsky, 1946
- Piosoma LeConte, 1848
- Platymetopsis Ball et Maddison, 1987
- Platymetopus Dejean, 1829
- Pogonodaptus Horn, 1881
- Polpochila Solier, 1849
- Prakasha Andrewes, 1919
- Proditomus Schauberger, 1934
- Progonochaetus J. Muller, 1938
- Pseudanisotarsus Noonan, 1973
- Pseudaristus Reitter, 1900
- Pseudodiachipteryx Burgeon, 1936
- Pseudognathaphanus Schauberger, 1932
- Pseudohyparpalus Basilewsky, 1946
- Pseudorhysopus Kataev et Wrase, 2001
- Pseudoselenophorus Peringuey, 1896
- Psychristus Andrewes, 1930
- Rhabidius Basilewsky, 1948
- Rhysopus Andrewes, 1929
- Scybalicus Schaum, 1862
- Selenophorus Dejean, 1831
- Selenotichnus Kataev, 1999
- Siopelus Murray, 1859
- Stenolophidius Jeannel, 1948
- Stenolophus Dejean, 1821
- Stenomorphus Dejean, 1831
- Syllectus Bates, 1878
- Trachysarus Reed, 1874
- Trichopselaphus Chaudoir, 1843
- Trichotichnus A.Morawitz, 1863
- Trichoxycentrus N. Ito, 2000
- Triplosarus Bates, 1874
- Tropicoritus Alluaud, 1917
- Tschitscherinellus Csiki, 1906
- Tuiharpalus Larochelle & Lariviere, 2005
- Typsiharpalus Tschitscherine, 1901
- Uenanthracus Kasahara, 1994
- Veradia Castelnau, 1867
- Xenodochus Andrewes, 1941
- Xenophonus Muller, 1942
- Xestonotus LeConte, 1853