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Leistus darvazicus

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Species of beetle

Leistus darvazicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Leistus
Species: L. darvazicus
Binomial name
Leistus darvazicus
Kabak, 2000

Leistus darvazicus is a species of ground beetle that can be found in the Darvazskiy Mountain Range, Tajikistan. It belongs to the subgenus Pogonophorus.

Only one specimen, a male, is known and was described in the year 2000. The specimen is stored in the Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences.

Description

Leistus darvazicus is black with a somewhat heart-shaped pronotum. The antennae are quite long. The mandibles are conspicuously wide.

Distribution

Leistus darvazicus is only found in the Darvazskiy Mountain Range and is associated with Acer. It has been found at elevations of 1400–1600 m (4600–5250 ft) asl.

References

  1. ^ Kabak, I. I. (2000). "A new species of the genus Leistus Froehlig (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Nebriini) from Tajikistan" (PDF). TETHYS Entomological Research. 2. Institute of Zoology, Academgorodok, Almaty, Kazakhstan: 105–108. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-07-06. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
Taxon identifiers
Leistus darvazicus


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