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Laemostenus
Laemostenus janthinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Platyninae
Tribe: Sphodrini
Genus: Laemostenus
Bonelli, 1810
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.[1]

Selected subgenera and species

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References

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  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.
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