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Laemostenus complanatus

(Dejean, 1828)
Arthropoda » Coleoptera » Carabidae » Laemostenus complanatus

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Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Alien: Non documented.

First detection year
1939
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Container/bulk – Container
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Hitchhikers on ship/boat – Ship
Pathway detail

Speculated based on Austin et al. (2008) "The species is often introduced at ports but it seems unlikely that there is an extant population on the island. This synanthropic species probably originated from North Africa, but is now widespread in Europe and has been introduced in every continent".

References

Burmeister F (1939) Biologie, Ökologie und Verbreitung der. europaischen Käfer auf systematischer Grundlage 1: Adephaga. Krefeld: Goecke.

Austin K, Small E, Lemaire JM, Jeane C, Makris C, Georghiou G (2008) A Revised Catalogue of the Carabidae (Coleoptera) of Cyprus. Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice 23 (Suppl.): 1–199.

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