Elaphrinae
Copper -colored Sandpiper ( Elaphrus cupreus )
The Elaphrinae are a subfamily of beetles (Carabidae ). Worldwide three genera are represented in a tribe. In Europe, 16 species occur.
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
Beetle
The medium sized beetles always have a metallic luster. The compound eyes are large and stand out. The prothorax is coarsely structured punctiform. The first three or four Tarsenglieder the front legs are widened in the males. The elytra have only weak recognizable, irregular longitudinal furrows, which are interrupted by pits or tubercles. The thorax has a similar structure as that of the Loricerinae.
Larvae
The body of the larva is slender and almost cylindrical. The mandibles of many species are finely toothed. The lacinia is regressed, very short or annular. The prothorax is the largest body segment. The pronotum is square, the other segments are rounded at the corners.
Lifestyle and dissemination
The subfamily is distributed in the Holarctic. The highly water -loving beetles are often living on river banks. They are very active during the day.
System
In the following all subtaxa as well as the European species are listed:
- Tribus Elaphrini Blethisa Blethisa eschscholtzii Zoubkoff, 1829
- Diacheila arctica ( Gyllenhal, 1810)
- Diacheila polita ( Faldermann, 1835)
- Elaphrus lapponicus Gyllenhal, 1810
- Elaphrus angusticollis R. F. Sahlberg, 1844
- Elaphrus ullrichii W. Redtenbacher, 1842
- Elaphrus hypocrita Semenov, 1926
- Elaphrus lheritieri Antoine, 1847
- Elaphrus tuberculatus Maklin, 1878
- Elaphrus Weissi Dostal, 1996
- Elaphrus cupreus Duftschmid, 1812
- Elaphrus pyrenoeus Motschulsky, 1850
- Elaphrus uliginosus Fabricius, 1792