''Laemostenus'' is a genus of
ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it i ...
s present on all continents on Earth, except
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
.
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.
[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.
Selected subgenera and species
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Laemostenus (Actenipus)''
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Laemostenus acutangulus''
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Laemostenus angustatus''
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Laemostenus carinatus''
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Laemostenus caussolensis''
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Laemostenus dubaulti''
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Laemostenus elegans''
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Laemostenus ginellae''
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Laemostenus gobbii''
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Laemostenus krueperi''
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Laemostenus latialis''
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Laemostenus macropus''
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Laemostenus meaillensis''
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Laemostenus oblongus
''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 ...
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Laemostenus obtusus''
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Laemostenus peloponnesiacus''
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Laemostenus pippiai''
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Laemostenus plasoni''
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Laemostenus thessalicus''
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Laemostenus (Antisphodrus)''
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Laemostenus andalusiacus''
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Laemostenus barrancoi''
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Laemostenus bermejae
''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 ...
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Laemostenus beroni
''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 ...
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Laemostenus casalei
''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 ...
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Laemostenus cavicola
''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 ...
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Laemostenus cazorlensis
''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 ...
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Laemostenus elongatus
''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 ...
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Laemostenus giachinoi''
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Laemostenus insubricus''
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Laemostenus jailensis''
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Laemostenus lassallei''
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Laemostenus ledereri''
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Laemostenus leonhardi''
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Laemostenus levantinus''
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Laemostenus monguzzii''
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Laemostenus navaricus''
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Laemostenus peleus''
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Laemostenus reissi''
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Laemostenus schreibersii''
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Laemostenus seguranus''
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Laemostenus (Ceuthosthenes)''
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Laemostenus mauritanicus''
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Laemostenus (Eucryptotrichus)''
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Laemostenus pinicola''
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Laemostenus (Laemostenus)''
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Laemostenus alpinus''
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Laemostenus barbarus''
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Laemostenus complanatus''
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Laemostenus dalmatinus''
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Laemostenus janthinus''
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Laemostenus magellensis''
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Laemostenus quadricollis''
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Laemostenus venustus''
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Laemostenus (Pristonychus)''
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Laemostenus algerinus''
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Laemostenus andreevi''
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Laemostenus baeticus''
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Laemostenus cimmerius''
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Laemostenus conspicuus''
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Laemostenus euxinicus''
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Laemostenus sericeus''
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Laemostenus stussineri''
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Laemostenus terricola''
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Laemostenus tichyi''
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Laemostenus (Sphodroides)''
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Laemostenus cordicollis''
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Laemostenus picicornis''
References
External links
''Laemostenus'' at Fauna Europaea
Taxa named by Franco Andrea Bonelli
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