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	Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810
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Genus Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810 View in CoL

Laemostenus Bonelli, 1810: Tabula Synoptica. Type species: Carabus janthinus Duftschmid, 1812 designated by Madge (1975: 583). Etymology. From the Greek laimos (throat, gullet, by extension neck) and stenos (narrow, tight) (see Bedel 1878: 250) [masculine].

Diversity.

About 195 species (Lorenz 2005: 403-406) in Europe, northern Africa, western and central Palaearctic Asia, and the Himalayas arrayed in 12 subgenera. Two species are adventive in several parts of the world.

Identification.

Lindroth (1966: 549-550) treated both species found in North America.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae