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Leptacinus intermedius

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Leptacinus intermedius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Leptacinus
Species:
L. intermedius
Binomial name
Leptacinus intermedius

Leptacinus intermedius is a European rove beetle, described in 1935 by Horace Donisthorpe. Like most staphylinids, L. intermedius and its larvae are predatory upon other insects. Members of this family can usually be identified by their very short elytra, which leave three to six abdominal segments exposed. The beetle can also be identified by the size of the aedeagus in males.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Allen, A. A. (1990). "Leptacinus intermedius Donis. (Col.: Staphylinidae), a species little known in Britain". Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 102. s.n: 289. Retrieved 18 June 2022.