Notiophilus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa.[1][2] Most known for their distinctive head shape and size-body ratio the genus is sometimes referred to as the springtail stalkers.

Notiophilus
Notiophilus biguttatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Nebriinae
Tribe: Notiophilini
Genus: Notiophilus
Duméril, 1805

Species

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These 60 species belong to the genus Notiophilus:[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Notiophilus Duméril, 1805". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
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