Laemostenus

Laemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.

Laemostenus
Laemostenus janthinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Supertribe: Harpalitae
Tribe: Sphodrini
Genus: Laemostenus
Bonelli, 1810
Subgenera and species

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There are nearly 200 species in the genus, divided into several subgenera. Beetles of the genus are about 8 to 28 millimeters long. Many are dark in color with a blue or purple sheen. Others, especially subterranean and cave-dwelling species, are depigmented, much lighter in color, with reduced eyes.[1]

Selected subgenera and species
  • Laemostenus (Actenipus)
    • Laemostenus acutangulus
    • Laemostenus angustatus
    • Laemostenus carinatus
    • Laemostenus caussolensis
    • Laemostenus dubaulti
    • Laemostenus elegans
    • Laemostenus ginellae
    • Laemostenus gobbii
    • Laemostenus krueperi
    • Laemostenus latialis
    • Laemostenus macropus
    • Laemostenus meaillensis
    • Laemostenus oblongus
    • Laemostenus obtusus
    • Laemostenus peloponnesiacus
    • Laemostenus pippiai
    • Laemostenus plasoni
    • Laemostenus thessalicus
  • Laemostenus (Antisphodrus)
    • Laemostenus andalusiacus
    • Laemostenus barrancoi
    • Laemostenus bermejae
    • Laemostenus beroni
    • Laemostenus casalei
    • Laemostenus cavicola
    • Laemostenus cazorlensis
    • Laemostenus elongatus
    • Laemostenus giachinoi
    • Laemostenus insubricus
    • Laemostenus jailensis
    • Laemostenus lassallei
    • Laemostenus ledereri
    • Laemostenus leonhardi
    • Laemostenus levantinus
    • Laemostenus monguzzii
    • Laemostenus navaricus
    • Laemostenus peleus
    • Laemostenus reissi
    • Laemostenus schreibersii
    • Laemostenus seguranus
  • Laemostenus (Ceuthosthenes)
    • Laemostenus mauritanicus
  • Laemostenus (Eucryptotrichus)
    • Laemostenus pinicola
  • Laemostenus (Laemostenus)
  • Laemostenus (Pristonychus)
    • Laemostenus algerinus
    • Laemostenus andreevi
    • Laemostenus baeticus
    • Laemostenus cimmerius
    • Laemostenus conspicuus
    • Laemostenus euxinicus
    • Laemostenus sericeus
    • Laemostenus stussineri
    • Laemostenus terricola
    • Laemostenus tichyi
  • Laemostenus (Sphodroides)
    • Laemostenus cordicollis
    • Laemostenus picicornis
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References
  1. Lohaj, R. and A. Casale. (2011). Laemostenus (Iranosphodrus) rudichae, new subgenus and new species of sphodrine beetle from Iran (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Sphodrini). Acta Entomologica Slovenica 19(1) 43-50.
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