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Cychrus

Cychrus is a large genus of rare snail-eating beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 160 described species in Cychrus. They are found throughout the world, although more than 80% of the species occur in China.

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Cychrus
Cychrus caraboides, snail hunter, Lithuania
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Tribe: Cychrini
Genus: Cychrus
Fabricius, 1794

Cychrus is a large genus of rare snail-eating beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 160 described species in Cychrus. They are found throughout the world, although more than 80% of the species occur in China.123

Cychrus attenuatus, Germany source ↗

Cychrus species

These 160 species belong to the genus Cychrus.1

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References

  1. "Cychrus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. "Cychrus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. "Cychrus Fabricius, 1794". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.