Metrius contractus

{{short description|Species of beetle}}

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| image = Paratrechina parvula casent0103333 profile 1.jpg

| genus = Metrius

| species = contractus

| authority = Eschscholtz, 1829

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Metrius contractus is a species of ground beetle.{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=109356|title=Metrius contractus (Eschscholtz, 1829)|work=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=20 December 2015}} It was described by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz in 1829.