Elaphrinae is a subfamily of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s in the family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...

, containing the following genera: * '' Blethisa'' Bonelli, 1810 * ''

Diacheila ''Diacheila'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europ ...

'' Motschulsky, 1844 * ''

Elaphrus ''Elaphrus'' is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and Northern Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singula ...

'' Fabricius, 1775

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Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabidae-stub