Laemostenus
Sign in to saveLaemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Carabidae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLECTION OF ARTHOPODS (UCFC), USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- United States, Armenia, Turkey, Afghanistan
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- Carabidae - Laemostenus janthinus.JPG
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- taxon name
- Laemostenus
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- Category:Laemostenus
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Selected subgenera and species
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Laemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.
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.
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