Carabus (Laemostenus), Bonelli, 1810

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 729

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scientific name	Carabus (Laemostenus)
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Subgenus Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810

Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810: Tabula Synoptica. Type species: Carabus janthinus Duftschmid, 1812 designated by Madge (1975: 583). Note. Laemosthenes is an incorrect subsequent spelling of Laemostenus Bonelli, introduced by Agassiz (1846: 199), not in prevailing usage.

Ctenipus Latreille, 1829: 400. Type species: Carabus janthinus Duftschmid, 1812 designated by Desmarest (1851: 136). Etymology. From the Greek ctenos (comb) and pous (foot) [masculine].

Ctenopus Agassiz, 1846: 107. Unjustified emendation of Ctenipus Latreille, 1829.

Diversity.

Twenty species in Europe (eight species), northern Africa (four species), and Asia (13 species), one of them has been dispersed by trade to several continents and islands.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Hexapoda
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae
Genus	Carabus