Leistus lebardicus

Leistus lebardicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Leistus
Species:
L. lebardicus
Binomial name
Leistus lebardicus
Farkač, V. Putchkov & Rop, 2010

Leistus lebardicus is a species of ground beetle found in Lebarde, Georgia. It is in the subgenus Leistus.

It is overall brown in appearance and has small eyes. It is said to be very similar to the species L. angustus. Only one specimen, a female, exists, which is the holotype found in Lebarde. The specimen is stored in the main author's collection.

Etymology

The specific epithet "lebardicus" is derived from the type locality, which is Lebarde. The type locality is, in basic terms, the place where the organism is originally found.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Farkač, Jan; Wrase, David W. (2010). "Two new species of genus Leistus Fröhlich, 1799 from Turkey (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Nebriini)". Revue suisse de zoologie. 117: 143–152. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.117595. ISSN 0035-418X.
  2. ↑ "Article 76. Type locality". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Retrieved 29 October 2024.