Leistus acutangulus

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Leistus acutangulus
File:Leistus acutangulus - dorsal and ventral combined.png
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Leistus
Species:
L. acutangulus
Binomial name
Leistus acutangulus
Perrault, 1979

Leistus acutangulus is a species of ground beetle found in Portugal and Spain. It is in the subgenus Leistus.[1][2]

Description

Leistus acutangulus has a very distinct pronotum, which contains the diagnostic character. The diagnostic character is an angulately enlarged pronotal margin as seen in the image inside the taxobox.[3]

References

  1. "Leistus (Leistus) acutangulus Perrault, 1979". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. "Käfer Europas Leistus". Coleonet.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. Wrase, D. W.; Ruiz-Tapiador, I.; Zaballos, J. M. P. (31 July 1998). "Description of a new Leistus species from the Sierra de la Cabrera Baja in North-west Spain (Carabidae, Nebriini)" (PDF). Biologiezentrum.