Laemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.
There are nearly 200 species in the genus, divided into several subgenera. Beetles of the genus are about 8 to 28 millimeters long. Many are dark in color with a blue or purple sheen. Others, especially subterranean and cave-dwelling species, are depigmented, much lighter in color, with reduced eyes.Lohaj, R. and A. Casale. (2011). Laemostenus (Iranosphodrus) rudichae, new subgenus and new species of sphodrine beetle from Iran (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Sphodrini). Acta Entomologica Slovenica 19(1) 43-50.
Selected subgenera and species
Laemostenus (Actenipus) Laemostenus acutangulus Laemostenus angustatus Laemostenus carinatus Laemostenus caussolensis Laemostenus dubaulti Laemostenus elegans Laemostenus ginellae Laemostenus gobbii Laemostenus krueperi Laemostenus latialis Laemostenus macropus Laemostenus meaillensis Laemostenus oblongus Laemostenus obtusus Laemostenus peloponnesiacus Laemostenus pippiai Laemostenus plasoni Laemostenus thessalicus Laemostenus (Antisphodrus) Laemostenus andalusiacus Laemostenus barrancoi Laemostenus bermejae Laemostenus beroni Laemostenus casalei Laemostenus cavicola Laemostenus cazorlensis Laemostenus elongatus Laemostenus giachinoi Laemostenus insubricus Laemostenus jailensis Laemostenus lassallei Laemostenus ledereri Laemostenus leonhardi Laemostenus levantinus Laemostenus monguzzii Laemostenus navaricus Laemostenus peleus Laemostenus reissi Laemostenus schreibersii Laemostenus seguranus Laemostenus (Ceuthosthenes) Laemostenus mauritanicus Laemostenus (Eucryptotrichus) Laemostenus pinicola Laemostenus (Laemostenus) Laemostenus alpinus Laemostenus barbarus Laemostenus complanatus Laemostenus dalmatinus Laemostenus janthinus Laemostenus magellensis Laemostenus quadricollis Laemostenus venustus Laemostenus (Pristonychus) Laemostenus algerinus Laemostenus andreevi Laemostenus baeticus Laemostenus cimmerius Laemostenus conspicuus Laemostenus euxinicus Laemostenus sericeus Laemostenus stussineri Laemostenus terricola Laemostenus tichyi Laemostenus (Sphodroides) Laemostenus cordicollis Laemostenus picicornis
References
External links
Laemostenus at Fauna Europaea