Epikastea
Genus of beetles
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Epikastea is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are about six described species in Epikastea, found in Peru, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.[1][2]
| Epikastea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Lebiinae |
| Tribe: | Lebiini |
| Subtribe: | Agrina |
| Genus: | Epikastea Liebke, 1935 |
Species
These six species belong to the genus Epikastea:
- Epikastea biolat Erwin, 2004 (Peru)
- Epikastea grace Erwin, 2004 (Peru)
- Epikastea limonae Liebke, 1936 (Costa Rica)
- Epikastea mancocapac Erwin, 2004 (Peru)
- Epikastea piranha Erwin, 2004 (Ecuador)
- Epikastea poguei Erwin, 2004 (Peru)
