''Physolaesthus'' is a genus in the ground beetle family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 is one of the 10 most species-rich animal ...

. There are about nine described species in ''Physolaesthus''.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus ''Physolaesthus'': * '' Physolaesthus australis'' Chaudoir, 1850 (

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) * '' Physolaesthus caviceps'' (Andrewes, 1936) (

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, Australia) * '' Physolaesthus grandipalpis'' W.J.MacLeay, 1871 (Australia) * '' Physolaesthus insularis'' Bates, 1878 (Australia,

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) * '' Physolaesthus limbatus'' (Broun, 1880) (New Zealand) * '' Physolaesthus minor'' (Louwerens, 1956) (Indonesia) * '' Physolaesthus pallidus'' Blackburn, 1890 (Australia) * '' Physolaesthus ruficollis'' Sloane, 1900 (Australia) * '' Physolaesthus suturalis'' Laporte, 1867 (Australia)

References

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* * Licininae {{Licininae-stub