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Chlaenius

Chlaenius
Chlaenius Reitter.jpg
A: C. velutinus; B: C. spoliatus; C: C. festivus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Licininae
Genus: Chlaenius
Bonelli, 1810

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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