Lionepha
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| Lionepha | |
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| Lionepha osculans (Bembidion osculans) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Trechinae |
| Tribe: | Bembidiini |
| Subtribe: | Bembidiina |
| Genus: | Lionepha Casey, 1918 |
| Type species | |
| Bembidion erasum LeConte, 1859 | |
| Species | |
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11, see text. | |
Lionepha is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in Lionepha.[1][2] Members of the genus are found in western North America from Alaska in the north, south to southern California and east to Colorado. The genus is morphologically similar to Bembidion, however they are genetically quite distinct.[3]
There are currently 11 described species in Lionepha divided into two groups:[3]
L. erasa group:
- Lionepha australerasa Maddison, 2020
- Lionepha casta (Casey, 1918)
- Lionepha disjuncta (Lindroth, 1963)
- Lionepha erasa (LeConte, 1859)
- Lionepha kavanaughi Maddison, 2020
- Lionepha lindrothi Maddison & Sproul, 2020
- Lionepha probata (Casey, 1918)
L. osculans group:
- Lionepha osculans (Casey, 1918)
- Lionepha pseudoerasa (Lindroth, 1963)
- Lionepha sequoiae (Lindroth, 1963)
- Lionepha tuulukwa Maddison, 2020
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