Abax (genus)

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Abax Higher classification Ground beetle Order Beetle		Family Carabidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Lower classifications Abax parallelepipedus, Abax carinatus

Abax is a genus of carabid beetles. There are approximately 100 mostly holarctic species and subspecies in this genus.

These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.

Species

Abax arerae Schauberger, 1927

Abax baenningeri Schauberger, 1927

Abax beckenhauptii (Duftschmid, 1812)

Abax carinatus (Duftschmid, 1812)

Abax continuus Ganglbauer, 1891

Abax ecchelii Bertalini, 1887

Abax exaratus (Dejean, 1828)

Abax fiorii Jakobson, 1907

Abax oblongus Dejean, 1831

Abax ovalis (Duftschmid, 1812)

Abax parallelepipedus Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783

Abax parallelus Duftschmid, 1812

Abax pilleri Csiki, 1916

Abax pyrenaeus Dejean, 1828

Abax schueppeli Palliardi, 1825

Abax springeri J. Muller, 1925

Abax teriolensis Schauberger, 1921

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