harpaline /ˈhɑɹ.pə.lin/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •Belonging to the taxonomic subfamily Harpalinae.[…] some genera listed by Jeannel as selenophorines were shifted to the harpaline group, and vice versa […] — 1959 noun1 •Any ground beetle of the taxonomic subfamily Harpalinae.In many ditomines and harpalines, the males possess four laterally extended tarsi, but both sexes climb on umbelliferous plants and other herbs with the same ease. — 2000 formsharpalines
