''Cymindis alutacea'' is a species of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it ...

in the subfamily

Harpalinae Harpalinae is the largest subfamily of ground beetles, containing more than 19,000 species worldwide. Biology This subfamily contains the most apomorphic ground beetles, displaying a wide range of forms and behaviors. The morphology of spe ...

. It was described by

Thomas Vernon Wollaston Thomas Vernon Wollaston (9 March 1822 – 4 January 1878) was an England, English entomologist and malacologist, becoming especially known for his studies of Coleoptera inhabiting several North Atlantic archipelagoes. He was well-placed sociall ...

in 1867.

References

Beetles described in 1867 alutacea Taxa named by Thomas Vernon Wollaston {{Cymindis-stub