Harpalinae

__NOTOC__Taxobox
name = Harpalinae

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image_width = 220px
image_caption = Undetermined Harpalini species
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
subordo = Adephaga
familia = Carabidae
subfamilia = Harpalinae
subfamilia_authority = Bonelli, 1810
subdivision_ranks = Supertribes
subdivision =
Anthiitae

Chlaeniitae

Ctenodactylitae

Dryptitae

Harpalitae

Lebiitae

Pentagonicitae

Platynitae

Pterostichitae (disputed) and see text

Harpalinae is a huge subfamily of ground beetles. Among the more than 20,000 described species in this clade are the sun beetles ("Amara") and the violin beetles ("Mormolyce"). The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, dsplaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.

ystematics

Many formerly independent families are now subordinate taxa of the Harpalinae. Among these are the Chlaeniinae, Cyclosominae, Dryptinae, Lebiinae, Licininae, Mormolycinae, Odacanthinae, Oodinae, Panagaeinae, Perigoninae, Platyninae, Pseudomorphinae, Pterostichinae and Zabrinae.

At least 4 large and a number of monotypic supertribes can be distinguished. The "Pterostichitae" on the other hand seem to be, as presently delimited, a paraphyletic assemblage, but probably also contains a number of tribes closer to each other than to other Harpalinae. In addition, there are a number of tribes of basal or uncertain position: [CWD (2008)]
* Amorphomerini
* Geobaeini
* Ginemini
* Hexagononi
* Idiomorphini
* Omphreini
* Orthogoniini
* Pseudomorphini
* Sphodrini

elected genera

* "Abax"
* "Acinopus" Dejean, 1821
* "Agatus" Motschulsky, 1844
* "Agonum" Bonelli, 1810
* "Amara"
* "Amblystomus" Erichson, 1837
* "Acupalpus" Dejean, 1829
* "Anchomenus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Anisodactylus" Dejean, 1829
* "Anthracus" Motschulsky, 1850
* "Apristus" Chaudoir, 1846 - including "Metabletus"
* "Badister" Clairville, 1806
* "Blackburnia" Sharp, 1878
* "Bradycellus" Erichson, 1837
* "Calathus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Callistus" Bonelli, 1809
* "Calodromius" Reitter, 1905
* "Carterus" Dejean, 1830
* "Chlaenius" Bonelli, 1810
* "Corsyra" Dejean, 1825
* "Cymindis" Latreille, 1806
* "Daptus" Fischer von Waldheim, 1823
* "Demetrias" Bonelli, 1810
* "Diachromus" Erichson, 1837
* "Dicheirotrichus" Jacqelin du Val, 1857 - including "Trichocellus"
* "Ditomus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Dolichus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Dromius" Bonelli, 1810
* "Drypta" Latreille, 1796
* "Gynandromorphus" Dejean, 1829
* "Harpalus" - including "Harpalobrachys"
* "Hemiaulax" Bates, 1892
* "Laemostenus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Lebia" Latreille, 1802
* "Licinus" Latreille, 1802
* "Lionychus" Wissman, 1846
* "Masoreus" Dejean, 1821
* "Microderes" Faldermann, 1835
* "Microlestes" Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
* "Molops" Bonelli, 1810
* "Odacantha" Paykull, 1798
* "Olisthopus" Dejean, 1828
* "Oodes" Bonelli, 1810
* "Ophonus" Stephens, 1828
* "Orthomus" Chaudoir, 1838
* "Oxyselaphus" Chaudoir, 1843
* "Panagaeus" Latreille, 1802
* "Paradromius" Fowler, 1887
* "Odontonyx" Stephens 1827
* "Paranchus" Lindroth, 1974
* "Parophonus" Ganglbauer, [1891]
* "Pedius" Motschulsky, 1850
* "Penthus" Chaudoir, 1843
* "Perigona" Laporte de Castelnau, 1835
* "Philorhizus" Hope, 1838
* "Platyderus" Stephens, 1828
* "Platynus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Plochionus" Wiedemann, 1823
* "Poecilus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Polystichus" Bonelli, 1809
* "Pterostichus" Bonelli, 1810
* "Sericoda"
* "Sphodrus" Clairville, 1806
* "Stenolophus" Dejean, 1821
* "Stomis" Clairville, 1806
* "Syntomus" Hope, 1838
* "Synuchus" Gyllenhal, 1810
* "Taphoxenus" Motschulsky, 1850
* "Trichotichnus" A.Morawitz, 1863
* "Zabrus"
* "Zuphium" Latreille, 1806