Abax (beetle)
# 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
