Laemostenus (Laemostenus)

Casale, A., D. W & P, Antalya, 2012, New or little known Laemostenus species from the Near and Middle East (Coleoptera, Carabidae: Sphodrini), Linzer biologische Beiträge 44 (2), pp. 1111-1127 : 1113

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5328899

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C63E67-680E-FFA2-FF00-028DFDBA01B4

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Laemostenus (Laemostenus)
status

 

Laemostenus (Laemostenus) View in CoL of the L. quadricollis species group

(sensu CASALE 1988)

A homogeneous Laemostenus (Laemostenus) species group, mostly characterized by the peculiar combination of the following features: small to medium sized, pigmented or depigmented brachypterous species, with shortened, rhomboidal metepisterna; eyes as long, or shorter than tempora; pronotum quadrate or rectangular, with lateral sides not or slightly sinuate in front of basolateral angles; mesosternum denticulate in front of mesocoxae. Aedeagus peculiarly small, its median lobe slightly curved, with thickened, rounded or truncate apex. Range: Near and Middle East ( Turkey [SE Anatolia], Cyprus, W Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, N Egypt).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Genus

Laemostenus

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