Laemostenus

Laemostenus is a genus of ground beetles present on all continents on Earth, except Antarctica.

There are nearly 200 species in the genus, divided into several subgenera. Beetles of the genus are about 8 to 28 millimeters long. Many are dark in color with a blue or purple sheen. Others, especially subterranean and cave-dwelling species, are depigmented, much lighter in color, with reduced eyes.

Selected subgenera and species

 * Laemostenus (Actenipus)
 * Laemostenus acutangulus
 * Laemostenus angustatus
 * Laemostenus carinatus
 * Laemostenus caussolensis
 * Laemostenus dubaulti
 * Laemostenus elegans
 * Laemostenus ginellae
 * Laemostenus gobbii
 * Laemostenus krueperi
 * Laemostenus latialis
 * Laemostenus macropus
 * Laemostenus meaillensis
 * Laemostenus oblongus
 * Laemostenus obtusus
 * Laemostenus peloponnesiacus
 * Laemostenus pippiai
 * Laemostenus plasoni
 * Laemostenus thessalicus
 * Laemostenus (Antisphodrus)
 * Laemostenus andalusiacus
 * Laemostenus barrancoi
 * Laemostenus bermejae
 * Laemostenus beroni
 * Laemostenus casalei
 * Laemostenus cavicola
 * Laemostenus cazorlensis
 * Laemostenus elongatus
 * Laemostenus giachinoi
 * Laemostenus insubricus
 * Laemostenus jailensis
 * Laemostenus lassallei
 * Laemostenus ledereri
 * Laemostenus leonhardi
 * Laemostenus levantinus
 * Laemostenus monguzzii
 * Laemostenus navaricus
 * Laemostenus peleus
 * Laemostenus reissi
 * Laemostenus schreibersii
 * Laemostenus seguranus
 * Laemostenus (Ceuthosthenes)
 * Laemostenus mauritanicus
 * Laemostenus (Eucryptotrichus)
 * Laemostenus pinicola
 * Laemostenus (Laemostenus)
 * Laemostenus alpinus
 * Laemostenus barbarus
 * Laemostenus complanatus
 * Laemostenus dalmatinus
 * Laemostenus janthinus
 * Laemostenus magellensis
 * Laemostenus quadricollis
 * Laemostenus venustus
 * Laemostenus (Pristonychus)
 * Laemostenus algerinus
 * Laemostenus andreevi
 * Laemostenus baeticus
 * Laemostenus cimmerius
 * Laemostenus conspicuus
 * Laemostenus euxinicus
 * Laemostenus sericeus
 * Laemostenus stussineri
 * Laemostenus terricola
 * Laemostenus tichyi
 * Laemostenus (Sphodroides)
 * Laemostenus cordicollis
 * Laemostenus picicornis