Amara
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Amara, the sun beetles, are a large genus
of carabid beetle
s, mostly holarctic
, but a few species
are neotropical or occurring in eastern Asia
.
These ground beetle
s are mostly black or bronze-coloured. They are herbivorous and used as weed control
agents.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of carabid beetle
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s, mostly holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
, but a few species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
are neotropical or occurring in eastern Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
.
These ground beetle
Ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
s are mostly black or bronze-coloured. They are herbivorous and used as weed control
Weed control
Weed control is the botanical component of pest control, using physical and chemical methods to stop weeds from reaching a mature stage of growth when they could be harmful to domesticated plants and livestock...
agents.
Species
- Amara acuticaudaAmara acuticaudaAmara acuticauda is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family. It is native to parts of Asia....
- Amara aeneaAmara aeneaAmara aenea is a ground beetle common in almost the whole Europe and Northern Asia. Its range covers also parts of Northern Africa. It is known as the common sun beetle....
- Amara aeneopolitaAmara aeneopolitaAmara aeneopolita is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family. It is native to parts of Asia....
- Amara alpestrisAmara alpestrisAmara alpestris is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family. It is native to parts of Asia....
- Amara alpinaAmara alpinaAmara alpina is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family. It is native to parts of Asia....
- Amara ambulansAmara ambulansAmara ambulans is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family. It is native to parts of Asia....
- Amara americanaAmara americanaAmara americana is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara amplipennisAmara amplipennisAmara amplipennis is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family. It is native to parts of Asia....
- Amara angustataAmara angustataAmara angustata is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara angustiorAmara angustiorAmara angustior is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara anthobiaAmara anthobiaAmara anthobia is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara apachensisAmara apachensisAmara apachensis is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara apricariaAmara apricariaAmara apricaria is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara armeniacaAmara armeniacaAmara armeniaca is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara aulicaAmara aulicaAmara aulica is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara aurataAmara aurataAmara aurata is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara aurichalceaAmara aurichalceaAmara aurichalcea is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara avidaAmara avidaAmara avida is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara basillarisAmara basillarisAmara basillaris is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara belfrageiAmara belfrageiAmara belfragei is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara biarticulataAmara biarticulataAmara biarticulata is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara bifronsAmara bifronsAmara bifrons is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara blanchardiAmara blanchardiAmara blanchardi is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara bokoriAmara bokoriAmara bokori is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara bowditchiAmara bowditchiAmara bowditchi is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara brevicollisAmara brevicollisAmara brevicollis is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara browniAmara browniAmara browni is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara brunneaAmara brunneaAmara brunnea is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara californicaAmara californicaAmara californica is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara carinataAmara carinataAmara carinata is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara castaliaAmara castaliaAmara castalia is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara castaneaAmara castaneaAmara castanea is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara celianaAmara celianaAmara celiana is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara chalceaAmara chalceaAmara chalcea is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara chaudoiriAmara chaudoiriAmara chaudoiri is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara clememtinaAmara clememtinaAmara clememtina is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara coelebsAmara coelebsAmara coelebs is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara colvillensisAmara colvillensisAmara colvillensis is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara communisAmara communisAmara communis is a species of beetle of the genus Amara in the Carabidae family....
- Amara concreta
- Amara conflata
- Amara confusa
- Amara conoidea
- Amara consularis
- Amara convexa
- Amara convexior
- Amara convexiuscula
- Amara coraica
- Amara crassipina
- Amara cupreolata
- Amara curta
- Amara daurica
- Amara decora
- Amara devincta
- Amara disproportionalis
- Amara ellipsis
- Amara emancipata
- Amara equestris
- Amara erratica
- Amara eurynota
- Amara exarata
- Amara eyrinota
- Amara famelica
- Amara familiaris
- Amara farallonica
- Amara farcta
- Amara ferruginea
- Amara finitima
- Amara fodinae
- Amara fortis
- Amara fulva
- Amara gebleri
- Amara gigantea
- Amara gisellae
- Amara glacialis
- Amara greenei
- Amara haldermani
- Amara hanhaica
- Amara harpalina
- Amara harpaloides
- Amara helopioides
- Amara hicksi
- Amara hilaris
- Amara horni
- Amara humilis
- Amara hyperborea
- Amara idaloana
- Amara immunda
- Amara impuncticollis
- Amara inpunctata
- Amara infima
- Amara infuscata
- Amara ingenua
- Amara insignis
- Amara insularis
- Amara interstitialis
- Amara iridipennis
- Amara irkuteana
- Amara jacinto
- Amara jacobina
- Amara jucunda
- Amara kinitzi
- Amara lacustris
- Amara laevipennis
- Amara laevissima
- Amara latior
- Amara lauta
- Amara littoralis
- Amara littorea
- Amara longula
- Amara lunicollis
- Amara magnicollis
- Amara majuscula
- Amara maneei
- Amara maxwelli
- Amara megacephala
- Amara mexicana
- Amara minnesotana
- Amara microdera
- Amara microphthalma
- Amara minuta
- Amara modulata
- Amara morio
- Amara municipalis
- Amara musculis
- Amara neomexicana
- Amara nexa
- Amara nigricornis
- Amara nitida
- Amara novella
- Amara nupera
- Amara obesa
- Amara obsolescens
- Amara oglobini
- Amara ovalis
- Amata ovata
- Amara paganica
- Amara pallipes
- Amara patricia
- Amara patruelis
- Amara patula
- Amara peciloides
- Amara pennsylvanica
- Amara perspecta
- Amara pimalis
- Amara plebeja
- Amara parvicollis
- Amara plebeja
- Amara pomona
- Amara praetermissa
- Amara pseudobrunnea
- Amara pterostichina
- Amara purpurascens
- Amara quadrifossulata
- Amara quenslii
- Amara relicta
- Amara retangula
- Amara robustula
- Amara rotundiceps
- Amara rubrica
- Amara rufocincta
- Amara rupicola
- Amara rustica
- Amara saginata
- Amara sanjuanensis
- Amara saxicola
- Amara schwarzi
- Amara scitula
- Amara scolopax
- Amara shantzi
- Amara shinanensis
- Amara similata
- Amara sinuosa
- Amara sodalica
- Amara solskyi
- Amara somoni
- Amara spadicea
- Amara spaldingi
- Amara specularis
- Amara sponsor
- Amara spreta
- Amara strenua
- Amara stupida
- Amara tartarea
- Amara taurica
- Amara texana
- Amara thoracica
- Amara tibialis
- Amara torrida
- Amara tricuspidata
- Amara tschitscherinella
- Amara tumida
- Amara ussuriensis
- Amara vegasemsis
- Amara virgilax
- Amara virginica
- Amara volatilis