Laemostenus Explained

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.^[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 alpinus
  • Laemostenus barbarus
  • Laemostenus complanatus
  • Laemostenus dalmatinus
  • Laemostenus janthinus
  • Laemostenus magellensis
  • Laemostenus quadricollis
  • Laemostenus venustus
• 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

External links

• Laemostenus at Fauna Europaea

Notes and 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.