''Lesticus'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s in the family
Carabidae
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...
first described by
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean
Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (; 10 August 1780 – 17 March 1845), was a French soldier and entomologist. Dejean described a large number of beetles in a series of catalogues.
A soldier of fortune during the Napoleonic Wars, he rose ...
in 1828.
Species
''Lesticus'' contains the following 133 species:
* ''
Lesticus amabilis''
Chaudoir, 1868
* ''
Lesticus ambulator''
Darlington, 1962
* ''
Lesticus andamanensis''
(Chaudoir, 1878)
* ''
Lesticus andrewesi''
(Straneo, 1938)
* ''
Lesticus aruensis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2013
* ''
Lesticus assamicus''
Kuntzen, 1911
* ''
Lesticus ater''
Roux & Shi, 2011
* ''
Lesticus auricollis''
Tschitscherine, 1900
* ''
Lesticus auripennis''
Zhu, Shi & Liang, 2018
* ''
Lesticus baehrianus''
Lassalle & Roux, 2015
* ''
Lesticus baweanicus''
Straneo, 1953
* ''
Lesticus bennigseni''
Sloane, 1907
* ''
Lesticus beroni''
Lassalle, 2012
* ''
Lesticus bii''
Zhu, Shi & Liang, 2018
* ''
Lesticus borneensis
''Lesticus borneensis'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu ...
''
Straneo, 1949
* ''
Lesticus brevilabris''
Emden, 1936
* ''
Lesticus buqueti
''Lesticus buqueti'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu la ...
''
(Castelnau, 1834)
* ''
Lesticus busuangae''
Heller, 1923
* ''
Lesticus cavicollis''
Straneo, 1985
* ''
Lesticus chalcothorax''
Chaudoir, 1868
* ''
Lesticus chloronotus''
(Chaudoir, 1868)
* ''
Lesticus coelestis''
Tschitscherine, 1897
* ''
Lesticus crenicollis''
L.Schaufuss, 1887
* ''
Lesticus cupreatus''
Heller, 1923
* ''
Lesticus cupreoviolaceus''
Straneo, 1991
* ''
Lesticus cupricollis''
Pouillaude, 1914
* ''
Lesticus curtus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus depressus''
Darlington, 1962
* ''
Lesticus desgodinsi''
Tschitscherine, 1894
* ''
Lesticus deuvei''
Dubault & Roux, 2006
* ''
Lesticus dichrous''
Tschitscherine, 1897
* ''
Lesticus drescheri''
Andrewes, 1937
* ''
Lesticus ebeninus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus episcopalis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus feanus''
Bates, 1892
* ''
Lesticus finisterrae''
Will & Kavanaugh, 2012
* ''
Lesticus floresanus''
Straneo, 1980
* ''
Lesticus freyi''
Straneo, 1956
* ''
Lesticus fukiensis''
Jedlicka, 1956
* ''
Lesticus fulgidicollis''
(Castelnau, 1834)
* ''
Lesticus ganglbaueri''
Tschitscherine, 1898
* ''
Lesticus gardineri''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus gracilis''
Darlington, 1962
* ''
Lesticus gregori''
Kuntzen, 1911
* ''
Lesticus habilis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus harmandi''
Tschitscherine, 1900
* ''
Lesticus hiekei''
Straneo, 1980
* ''
Lesticus holzschuhi''
Straneo, 1985
* ''
Lesticus ignotus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus indus''
Tschitscherine, 1900
* ''
Lesticus insignis''
Gestro, 1883
* ''
Lesticus insulanus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus isabellae
''Lesticus isabellae'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' sensu ...
''
Lassalle, 1985
* ''
Lesticus jacobsoni''
Andrewes, 1929
* ''
Lesticus janthinus''
Dejean, 1828
* ''
Lesticus kaboureki''
Lassalle & Roux, 2015
* ''
Lesticus kangeanensis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus keieilensis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus lakhonus''
Tschitscherine, 1900
* ''
Lesticus lantschanus''
Straneo, 1987
* ''
Lesticus latissimus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus lautus''
Andrewes, 1930
* ''
Lesticus lemoulti''
Kuntzen, 1914
* ''
Lesticus leopoldi''
Andrewes, 1932
* ''
Lesticus liparops''
Andrewes, 1932
* ''
Lesticus lombokensis''
Kirschenhofer, 2007
* ''
Lesticus louwerensi''
Straneo, 1948
* ''
Lesticus luculentus''
Lassalle, 2012
* ''
Lesticus magnus''
Motschulsky, 1860
* ''
Lesticus medius''
Darlington, 1971
* ''
Lesticus mendax''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus mouhoti''
(Chaudoir, 1868)
* ''
Lesticus nepalensis''
Morvan, 1972
* ''
Lesticus nicobarensis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2013
* ''
Lesticus nigerrimus''
Straneo, 1953
* ''
Lesticus nigroviolaceus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus nubilus''
Tschitscherine, 1900
* ''
Lesticus obtusus''
Lassalle, 2012
* ''
Lesticus ornatus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus overbecki''
Emden, 1936
* ''
Lesticus peguensis''
Bates, 1892
* ''
Lesticus perniger''
Roux & Shi, 2011
* ''
Lesticus philippinicus''
Kuntzen, 1911
* ''
Lesticus planicollis''
(Dejean, 1828)
* ''
Lesticus politocollis''
Motschulsky, 1865
* ''
Lesticus politus''
(Chaudoir, 1868)
* ''
Lesticus praestans''
Chaudoir, 1868
* ''
Lesticus prasinus''
Tschitscherine, 1900
* ''
Lesticus pseudocupreatus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus pseudoliparops''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus pulchellus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus pulcher''
Lassalle, 2012
* ''
Lesticus punctatostriatus''
Lassalle & Roux, 2015
* ''
Lesticus purpurascens''
Straneo, 1959
* ''
Lesticus putzeysi''
(Chaudoir, 1878)
* ''
Lesticus rainerschnelli''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus rectangulus''
(Chaudoir, 1868)
* ''
Lesticus restrictus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2008
* ''
Lesticus rotundatus''
Roux & Shi, 2011
* ''
Lesticus salomonensis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus salvazai''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus samarensis''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus samaricus''
Lassalle & Schnell, 2019
* ''
Lesticus sauteri''
Kuntzen, 1911
* ''
Lesticus serraticollis''
(Chaudoir, 1868)
* ''
Lesticus sloanei''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2012
* ''
Lesticus solidus''
Roux & Shi, 2011
* ''
Lesticus stefanschoedli
''Lesticus stefanschoedli'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae
Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles (family Carabidae). It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed '' s ...
''
Kirschenhofer, 2005
* ''
Lesticus strangulatus''
Lassalle, 2012
* ''
Lesticus strictus''
Tschitscherine, 1897
* ''
Lesticus suavis''
Tschitscherine, 1897
* ''
Lesticus subcoeruleus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2013
* ''
Lesticus sulabayaensis''
Kirschenhofer, 2003
* ''
Lesticus sulawesiensis''
Kirschenhofer, 1997
* ''
Lesticus taiwanicus''
Roux & Shi, 2011
* ''
Lesticus tenebrosicus''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2013
* ''
Lesticus thetis''
Kirschenhofer, 1997
* ''
Lesticus tonkinensis''
Jedlicka, 1962
* ''
Lesticus torajaensis''
Kirschenhofer, 2007
* ''
Lesticus toxopei''
Darlington, 1962
* ''
Lesticus tricostatus''
Chaudoir, 1868
* ''
Lesticus tristis''
Roux & Shi, 2011
* ''
Lesticus uliweberi''
Lassalle & Schnell, 2019
* ''
Lesticus vandoesburgi''
Straneo, 1948
* ''
Lesticus vinarius''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2011
* ''
Lesticus violaceous''
Zhu, Shi & Liang, 2018
* ''
Lesticus viridicollis''
(W.S.Macleay, 1825)
* ''
Lesticus waterhousei''
Chaudoir, 1862
* ''
Lesticus wegneri''
Straneo, 1959
* ''
Lesticus wittmeri''
Morvan, 1980
* ''
Lesticus wrasei''
Dubault, Lassalle & Roux, 2013
* ''
Lesticus xiaodongi''
Zhu, Shi & Liang, 2018
References
Pterostichinae
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