Lionepha
''Lionepha'' is a genus of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 11 described species in ''Lionepha''. Members of the genus are found in western North America from Alaska in the north, south to southern California and east to Colorado. The genus is morphologically similar to ''Bembidion,'' however they are genetically quite distinct.Maddison, David R., and John S. Sproul. "Species delimitation, classical taxonomy and genome skimming: a review of the ground beetle genus Lionepha (Coleoptera: Carabidae)." ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 189.4 (2020): 1313-1358. Species There are currently 11 described species in ''Lionepha'' divided into two groups: ''L. erasa'' group: * ''Lionepha australerasa'' *''Lionepha casta'' (Casey, 1918) * ''Lionepha disjuncta'' (Lindroth, 1963) * ''Lionepha erasa'' (LeConte, 1859) *''Lionepha kavanaughi'' *''Lionepha lindrothi'' *''Lionepha probata'' ''L. osculans'' group: * ''Lionepha osculans'' (Casey, 1918) * ''Lio ...
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