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Tribe Ctenodactylini

Apparently carnivorous beetle - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Beetle sp.? - Leptotrachelus dorsalis beetle - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Leptotrachelus dorsalis Beetle - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Leptotrachelus dorsalis (Fabricius 1801) - Leptotrachelus dorsalis Leptotrachelus dorsalis Leptotrachelus dorsalis?  - Leptotrachelus dorsalis
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 Ctenodactylini
Numbers
4 spp. of a single genus in our area, 115 spp. in 18 genera total(1)
Range
Neotropical tribe, with one genus ranging into e. US(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.