Microlestes

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Microlestes
Microlestes maurus (Sturm, 1827) (2871750131).jpg
Microlestes maurus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Genus: Microlestes
Schmidt-Goebel, 1846
Masoreus wetterhallii Microlestes.maurus.-.lindsey.jpg
Masoreus wetterhallii

Microlestes is a genus of ground beetle native to the Afro-tropical region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, North Africa, and the Oriental region. [1] [2]

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Species

These 127 species belong to the genus Microlestes: [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Microlestes Schmidt-Goebel, 1846". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. 1 2 Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. Ortuño & Oliveira (2012). "A new species of Microlestes Schmidt-Gobel, 1846 (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Southwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal) with illustrated keys for the identification of the Iberian-Balearic species" (PDF). Zootaxa . 3570: 56–68.