''Amphimenes'' is a genus of
beetles in the family
Carabidae, the ground beetles. They are native to Asia from
Burma to
Japan
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to
Vietnam.
[Fedorenko, D. N. (2010)]
New or little-known species of the genus ''Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiinae) from Vietnam.
''ZooKeys'' 65 17-50.
These are small to medium-sized beetles. They have small to large eyes and short to long antennae. The bodies are totally or mostly hairless. Some are wingless. They are a solid color or may have light spots on the
iridescent
Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is the phenomenon of certain surfaces that appear to gradually change color as the angle of view or the angle of illumination changes. Examples of iridescence include soap bubbles, feathers, butterfl ...
elytra. Their coloration is mostly dark but the legs are usually lighter, sometimes yellow to red in color.
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These beetles live in forests. They can be found in lowlands or in mountains. Species that live in trees have wings; those that live mostly on the ground are often wingless.][
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Species
''Amphimenes'' contains the following thirty-four species:Amphimenes femoralis
''Amphimenes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. They are native to Asia from Burma to Japan to Vietnam.Fedorenko, D. N. (2010)New or little-known species of the genus ''Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, C ...
'' Fedorenko, 2019
* '' Amphimenes giganteus'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes gracilis'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes guttatus'' Fedorenko, 2014
* '' Amphimenes kabakovi'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes konplongensis'' Fedorenko, 2019
* '' Amphimenes maculatus'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes marginicollis'' Fedorenko, 2019
* '' Amphimenes medius'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes micros'' Fedorenko, 2014
* '' Amphimenes minutus'' Fedorenko, 2010
* ''Amphimenes montanus
''Amphimenes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. They are native to Asia from Burma to Japan to Vietnam.Fedorenko, D. N. (2010)New or little-known species of the genus ''Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, C ...
'' Fedorenko, 2010
* ''Amphimenes nitidus
''Amphimenes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. They are native to Asia from Burma to Japan to Vietnam.Fedorenko, D. N. (2010)New or little-known species of the genus ''Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, C ...
'' Fedorenko, 2010
* ''Amphimenes piceolus
''Amphimenes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, the ground beetles. They are native to Asia from Burma to Japan to Vietnam.Fedorenko, D. N. (2010)New or little-known species of the genus ''Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, C ...
'' Bates, 1873
* '' Amphimenes piceus'' Andrewes, 1931
* '' Amphimenes planicollis'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes planipennis'' Fedorenko, 2014
* '' Amphimenes reflexicollis'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes ruficollis'' Fedorenko, 2019
* ''Amphimenes rufipes
''Amphimenes'' is a genus of beetles in the family ground beetle, Carabidae, the ground beetles. They are native to Asia from Burma to Japan to Vietnam.Fedorenko, D. N. (2010)New or little-known species of the genus ''Amphimenes'' Bates, 1873 (Co ...
'' Fedorenko, 2010
* '' Amphimenes rugulipennis'' (Bates, 1892)
* '' Amphimenes ryukyuensis'' Habu, 1964
* '' Amphimenes similis'' Fedorenko, 2019
* '' Amphimenes subcostatus'' Fedorenko, 2019
* '' Amphimenes tonkinensis'' Fedorenko, 2019
* '' Amphimenes wooshini'' Choi & Park, 2020
References
Lebiinae
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