Laccocenus
Genus of beetles
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Laccocenus is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are two described species in Laccocenus, both found in Eastern Australia.[1][2]
| Laccocenus | |
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| Laccocenus ambiguus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Psydrinae |
| Tribe: | Psydrini |
| Genus: | Laccocenus Sloane, 1890 |
Species
These two species belong to the genus Laccocenus:
- Laccocenus ambiguus Sloane, 1890 – Australia (New South Wales), (Queensland)
- Laccocenus vicinus B.Moore, 2004 – Australia (New South Wales)
Laccocenus ambiguus has a relatively widespread distribution across coastal eastern Australia, after being first described from Dunoon, in the northern extremity of New South Wales.[3] In contrast, Laccocenus vicinus is known only from Deua Cave (in Deua National Park, New South Wales).[4]
