Microlestes

Schmidt-Goebel, 1846

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Microlestes curtipennis
Microlestes linearis

Microlestes is a of ground beetles in the Carabidae, Lebiinae. The genus contains approximately 127 distributed across the Afro-tropical region, Palearctic (including Europe), Near East, North Africa, and Oriental region. Species in this genus are small ground beetles, with some exhibiting pronounced in leg structure.

Microlestes linearis by (c) Owen Strickland, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Owen Strickland. Used under a CC-BY license.

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How to pronounce Microlestes: //ˌmaɪ.kroʊˈlɛs.tiːz//

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Afro-tropical region, Palearctic (including Europe), Near East, North Africa, and Oriental region

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BugGuide
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NCBI Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life
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

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