Abax (beetle)

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