Ground Beetles
Carabidae
(after Hangay & Zborowski 2010): Body shape usualy elongate and dark, often fused with metallic colours, 2.5-80mm long. Elytra are usually striate, often handsomely sculptured. Hind coxae divide the first abdominal segment. Antennae are usually 11-segmented, thread-like, or bead-like, rarely form a 2- or 10-segmented, flattened, broad lamina. Antennae stem from between the eyes and mandible. Lengs usually long and strong, adapted for fast running. Tarsal formula 5-5-5.
Publications
Hangay G, Zborowski P (2010): A Guide to the Beetles of Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Biphyllidae
- Bostrichidae
- Buprestidae
- Carabidae
- Cerambycidae
- Chrysomelidae
- Cleridae
- Curculionidae
- Dytiscidae
- Elateridae
- Heteroceridae
- Hydrophilidae
- Leiodidae
- Limnichidae
- Mycetophagidae
- Nitidulidae
- Oedemeridae
- Rhipiphoridae
- Scarabaeidae
- Scraptiidae
- Silvanidae
- Staphylinidae
- Tenebrionidae
- Trogidae
- Zopheridae
All classes
- Arachnida
- Crustacea
- Insecta
- Orthoptera - Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
- Hymenoptera excl. Formicidae (bees and wasps)
- Blattodea s. str. (Cockroaches)
- Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Diptera (flies, mosquitos)
- Hemiptera - Heteroptera (True Bugs)
- Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha (aphids, scales etc.)
- Hemiptera - Auchenorrhyncha (cicadas, planthoppers)
- Hymenoptera - Formicidae (Ants)
- Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
- Myriapoda