Leistus acutangulus

Leistus acutangulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
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.

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.

References

↑ "Leistus (Leistus) acutangulus Perrault, 1979". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
↑ "Käfer Europas Leistus". Coleonet.de (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2024.
↑ 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.

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[1] "Leistus (Leistus) acutangulus Perrault, 1979". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[2] "Käfer Europas Leistus". Coleonet.de (in German). 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.