Species

Chlaenius leucoscelis

Chlaenius leucoscelis. Photo: (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic realm (including Europe, the Near East, and North Africa), Afrotropical realm, and Nearctic realm. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. The genus is divided into many subgenera.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles)
        Superfamily: Caraboidea
        Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles)
        Subfamily: Licininae
        Tribe: Chlaeniini
        Subtribe: Chlaeniina
        Genus: Chlaenius (Vivid metallic ground beetles)
        Subgenus: Lithochlaenius
        Species: Chlaenius leucoscelis
        Subspecies: Chlaenius leucoscelis sonomae

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Chlaenius leucoscelis sonomae

Sightings

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Discussion

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