''Miscelus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family
Carabidae
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. There are about five described species in ''Miscelus'', found in Asia and
Australia
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Species
These five species belong to the genus ''Miscelus'':
* '' Miscelus carinatus'' Andrewes, 1922 (India
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, Laos
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)
* '' Miscelus javanus'' Klug, 1834 (southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia)
* '' Miscelus luctuosus'' Putzeys, 1875 (New Guinea
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)
* '' Miscelus sibling'' Darlington, 1968 (Indonesia
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, New Guinea)
* '' Miscelus unicolor'' Putzeys, 1845 (southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia, Australia
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)
References
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Lebiinae
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