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Lebia

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Lebia
Lebia darlingtoniana
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Lebia

Latreille, 1802
Synonyms
  • Loxopeza Chaudoir, 1870
  • Metabola Chaudoir, 1871
  • Dianchomena Chaudoir, 1871
  • Aphelogenia Chaudoir, 1871

Lebia is a genus of predatory ground beetles. Common names include colorful foliage ground beetles and flat ground beetles. They are found worldwide and there over 700 species in 17 subgenera.[1][2]

Description

Small or medium-sized beetles, often iridescent or vividly coloured with wide, flattened elytra. They are often found on foliage and flowers. They eat small insects and some species are parasitic on leaf beetle larvae.[1]

Genera

Subgenus Chelonodema

Subgenus Cymatographa

Subgenus Glyciolebia

Subgenus Grammica

Subgenus Lamprias

Subgenus Lebia

Subgenus Liopeza

Subgenus Loxopeza

Subgenus Metalebia

Subgenus Nomatopeza

Subgenus Nipponolebia

Subgenus Poecilostota

Subgenus Poecilothais

Subgenus Polycheloma

Subgenus Promecochila

Subgenus Rhytidopeza

Subgenus Stephana

References

  1. ^ a b BugGuide
  2. ^ "Lebia Latreille, 1802: 85". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 8 Jul 2011.