Notched-mouth-ground-beetle

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• Dicaelus laevipennis

  notched-mouth ground beetle

  Dicaelus laevipennis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is native to North America, with records from Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The species belongs to the genus Dicaelus, commonly known as notched-mouth ground beetles, characterized by their distinctive mandibular structure. Three subspecies have been described: D. l. laevipennis, D. l. abbreviatus, and D. l. flohri.

  Carabidaeground-beetlenotched-mouth-ground-beetleNorth-Americapredatory-beetleterrestrial