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Elaphrus

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Elaphrus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and Northern Africa. It contains the following species:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaphrus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1035537	https://www.gbif.org/species/1035537
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	193896	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=193896

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Elaphrus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Adephaga	Clairville 1806
family	Carabidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Elaphrinae	Latreille 1802
genus	Elaphrus	Fabricius 1775

Scientific Name

Elaphrus Fabricius, 1775

Name Published In

Fabricius, Johann C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae: sistens insectorvm classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibvs, observationibvs. Officina Libraria Kortii, Flensburgi et Lipsiae.: i–xvi; 1–832.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1775
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1796
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1798
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Elaphrii	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1802
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Carabiques	stated with evidence	Dejean, 1821
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Elaphrini	stated with evidence	LeConte, 1861
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Carabidae	stated with evidence	Scudder, 1900
Elaphrus	genus	belongs to Elaphrini	stated with evidence	Goulet, 1983

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

16 (84%)

First Recorded Appearance

11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus

Common Name(s)

Oeverloopkevers, Oeverkevers

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaphrus

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Elaphrus (Neoelaphrus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		7	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus americanus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus angulonotus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus angusticollis species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus aureus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus californicus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus cicatricosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus citharus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus clairvillei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus comatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus cupreus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus finitimus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus fuliginosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus heperius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus hypocrita species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus irregularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Elaphrus japonicus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	0.78 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus laevigatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus lapponicus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus lecontei species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus lheritieri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus lindrothi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus marginicollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus mimus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus olivaceus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus pliocenicus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Elaphrus potanini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus punctatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus purpurans species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus pyrenoeus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus riparius species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	11.6 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus ruscarius species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus sibiricus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus smaragdiceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus splendidus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus sugai species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus tibetanus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus trossulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus tuberculatus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Elaphrus uliginosus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus ullrichii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus viridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Elaphrus weissi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Elaphroterus Semenov, 1895	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Elaphroterus*
Elaphus Laporte, 1835	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Elaphus*
Arctelaphrus Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1926	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Arctelaphrus*
Sinoelaphrus Shi & Liang, 2008	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Sinoelaphrus*
Neoelaphrus Hatch, 1951	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Neoelaphrus*
Elaphrus Semenov, 1895	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Elaphrus*
Elaphrotatus Semenov, 1895	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Elaphrotatus*
Trichelaphrus Semenov-Tian-Shanskii, 1926	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : *Trichelaphrus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1775	Elaphrus Fabricius p. 227
1796	Elaphrus Latreille p. 75
1798	Elaphrus Fabricius p. 63
1802	Elaphrus Latreille p. 82
1821	Elaphrus Dejean p. 18
1861	Elaphrus LeConte p. 7
1900	Elaphrus Scudder p. 16
1983	Elaphrus Goulet
2011	Elaphrus Bouchard et al. p. 107
2011	Elaphrus Tamutis et al.

References

Fabricius J. C. , Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus, 1-832

Latreille P. A. , Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes Disposés dans un Ordre Naturel, 1-201

Fabricius J. C. , Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae, 1-572

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Dejean P. F. M. , Catalogue de la collection de Coléoptères de M. le Baron Dejean, 1-136

Scudder S. H. Adephagous and clavicorn Coleoptera from the Tertiary deposits at Florissant, Colorado with descriptions of a few other forms and a systematic list of the non-rhynchophorus Tertiary Coleoptera of North America, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 40, 1-148

Goulet H. (1983) The genera of Holarctic Elaphrini and species of Elaphrus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Carabidae): Classification, phylogeny and zoogeography, Quaestiones Entomologicae 19, 219-482

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Tamutis V., Tamuté B., et al (2011) A catalogue of Lithuanian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera), ZooKeys 121, 1-494

Erwin, Terry L., 2011: null. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera): Their classification, distributions, and ways of life, volume III. Carabidae - Loxomeriformes, Melaeniformes. 412. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012: Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys, issue 245. 1-1722. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family (nonmarine except where stated) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Syst. Ent. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Goulet H (1983) The genera of Holarctic Elaphrini and species of Elaphrus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Carabidae): classification, phylogeny and zoogeography. Quaestiones Entomologicae 19: 219-482. - via Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition.

Gustafsson, B. (Col.) (2004) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Excelfil hämtad från http://www.nrm.se/en/catalogus.html.se. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

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