Abax (beetle) explained

Abax is a genus of carabid beetles.

These beetles are mostly glossy black with parallel striation on elytra. They are carnivorous.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Abax:

• Abax arerae Schauberger, 1927
• Abax baenningeri Schauberger, 1927
• Abax beckenhauptii (Duftschmid, 1812)
• Abax benellii Magrini & Degiovanni, 2013
• Abax carinatus (Duftschmid, 1812)
• Abax contractus (Heer, 1841)
• Abax ecchelii Bertolini, 1887
• Abax exaratus (Dejean, 1828)
• Abax fiorii Jakobson, 1907
• Abax oblongus (Dejean, 1831)
• Abax ovalis (Duftschmid, 1812)
• Abax parallelepipedus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783)
• Abax parallelus (Duftschmid, 1812)
• Abax pilleri Csiki, 1916
• Abax pyrenaeus (Dejean, 1828)
• Abax schueppeli Palliardi, 1825
• Abax sexualis Fairmaire, 1881
• Abax springeri G.Müller, 1925
• Abax teriolensis Schauberger, 1921