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Species Lebia calliope

Lebia calliope Bates - Lebia calliope
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Lebiini
Subtribe Lebiina
Genus Lebia (Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles)
No Taxon (subgenus Lebia)
No Taxon (fuscata group)
Species calliope (Lebia calliope)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Syn: Lebia serpentina Casey, 1920
Explanation of Names
Lebia calliope Bates 1883
Calliope was a figure in Greek mythology
Size
5.5 mm
Range
southmost TX (Hidalgo & Cameron Co.) to Guatemala - Map (1),(2)(3)
Remarks
Casey's type from Brownsville, TX
Print References
Bates, H.W. 1883. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta. Coleoptera. Volume I, Part 1: Tab. 10, Fig. 23