Laemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.
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| Laemostenus janthinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Platyninae |
| Tribe: | Sphodrini |
| Genus: | Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810 |
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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
edit- 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 (Eucryptotrichus)
- Laemostenus (Laemostenus)
- Laemostenus (Pristonychus)
- Laemostenus (Sphodroides)
References
edit- ^ 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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