Micratopus insularis

Darlington, 1934

Micratopus insularis is a of ground beetle in the Carabidae, described by Darlington in 1934. The species is to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. As a member of the tribe Bembidiini, it belongs to a diverse group of small carabid beetles often associated with riparian or moist . The Micratopus is part of the subtribe Tachyina, which contains numerous species with reduced or modified wings and island-associated distributions.

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How to pronounce Micratopus insularis: /mɪˈkrætəpəs ˌɪnsəˈlærɪs/

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Lesser Antilles, Caribbean. Records indicate presence on Caribbean islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago.

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