Harpalinae
Harpalinae is a subfamily of ground beetles that contains more than 3,000 species in 4 tribes worldwide, according to the Carabcat Database. A rarely used common name for the subfamily is the harp beetles. The Harpalinae contain the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. Some are, rare among ground beetles, omnivores or even herbivores.[1]
Harpalinae | |
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Undetermined Harpaline | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 |
Tribes | |
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Systematics

Many closely related taxa have been treated as subordinates of the Harpalinae by various authors. 24 tribes and more than 6,000 species were formerly included in Harpalinae. As a result of recent phylogenetic research, most of those tribes were transferred to other subfamilies or promoted to subfamilies of their own. Harpalinae currently consists of 4 tribes and around 3,100 species.[2][1]
Tribes

These four tribes belong to Harpalinae. The genera of Harpalinae are included in the tribe pages.[2]
- Anisodactylini Lacordaire, 1854
- Harpalini Bonelli, 1810
- Pelmatellini Bates, 1882
- Stenolophini Kirby, 1837
References
- Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- "Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-04.

