Cychrus

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Cychrus
Cychrus caraboides - inat 69149198.jpg
Cychrus caraboides, snail hunter, Lithuania
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Cychrini
Genus: Cychrus
Fabricius, 1794

Cychrus is a large genus of rare snail-eating beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 160 described species in Cychrus. They are found throughout the world, although more than 80 percent of the species occur in China.[1][2][3]

Cychrus attenuatus, Germany

Cychrus species[]

These 160 species belong to the genus Cychrus.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Cychrus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ "Cychrus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. ^ "Cychrus Fabricius, 1794". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 27 Jun 2011.


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