Leptotrachelus (beetle)

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Leptotrachelus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Leptotrachelus

Latreille, 1829

Leptotrachelus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following 34 species: [1]

Beetle Order of insects

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 80,000 member species, belongs to this order. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.

Leptotrachelus depressus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Leptotrachelus dorsalis</i> Species of beetle

Leptotrachelus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.

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Harpalinae subfamily of insects

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<i>Brachinus</i> genus of insects

Brachinus is a genus of ground beetle native to the Nearctic, Palearctic, the Near East and North Africa. Beetles in this genus are commonly referred to as bombardier beetles. The genus contains the following species:

<i>Cymindis</i> genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae

Cymindis is a genus of ground beetle native to the Palearctic, the Near East, and North Africa. It contains the following species:

<i>Lebia</i> genus of insects

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.

Crepidogaster is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following 106 species:

Ctenodactylinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.

<i>Zuphium</i> Genus of beetles

Zuphium is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Lebiinae subfamily of insects

Lebiinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae.

Calophaena is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Tetragonoderus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Calybe is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Lachnophorus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

<i>Apenes</i> genus of insects

Apenes is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 80 described species in Apenes.

Lebistina is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Eucheila is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

<i>Colliuris</i> genus of insects

Colliuris is a genus of long-necked ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 80 described species in Colliuris.

Eucolliuris is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:

Licininae subfamily of insects

Licininae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera:

Pterostichinae subfamily of insects (downranked to a tribe)

Pterostichinae is a subfamily of ground beetles. It belongs to the advanced harpaline assemblage, and if these are circumscribed sensu lato as a single subfamily, Pterostichinae are downranked to a tribe Pterostichini. However, as the former Pterostichitae supertribe of the Harpalinae as loosely circumscribed does seem to constitute a lineage rather distinct from Harpalus, its core group is here considered to be the present subfamily and the Harpalinae are defined more narrowly.

References

  1. ↑ "Leptotrachelus Latreille, 1829". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 30 Jun 2011.


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