Zabrus tenebrioides is a species of black coloured[2] ground beetle in the Pterostichinae subfamily that can be found everywhere in Europe and the Near East.

Distributed in the steppe and forest-steppe to the southern border of Polesia.

By its abundance and severity, the territory of Russia can be divided into two zones: the first zone-permanent, the second zone-cyclical damage.

The beetle is 12–16 millimetres (0.47–0.63 in) long, resinous with a weak metallic luster.

Larva up to 28 mm, has three ages, which differ in size of the head capsule and body.