Leptostylus of North America

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Fauna

North America has 73 species plus 1 subspecies ranked in Leptostylus.

Region

North America [74] Region [2,050]

Subregion of

Subdivided into

Group

Leptostylus [74] Catalog [95]

Subgroup of

For species of North America, subdivided into 73 species

Gallery

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Leptostylus decipiens, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Costa Rica) — *Leptostylus decipiens*
♂ [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Costa Rica)

Leptostylus cretatellus, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Mexico (Quintana Roo) — *Leptostylus cretatellus*
♂ [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Mexico (Quintana Roo)

Leptostylus laevicauda laevicauda, ♀ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Leptostylus laevicauda laevicauda*
♀ [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Leptostylus pilula, ♂ [JPRC], Acanthocinini, Central America (Nicaragua) — *Leptostylus pilula*
♂ [JPRC]
*Acanthocinini*
Central America (Nicaragua)

Leptostylus nigritus, ♂, Acanthocinini, Greater Antilles (Cuba) — *Leptostylus nigritus*
♂
*Acanthocinini*
Greater Antilles (Cuba)

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Implemented key

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proposed key to select

a) Regional key to species derivated and adapted • (Monné&Hoffmann,1981) [espécies sul-americanas] • not translated

possible resulting taxa

Latest events

2026 • Leptostylus setosus n. sp. • cf. Bezark, L.G. & Santos-Silva, A. & Pérez-Flores, O.
2025 • Leptostylus batesi • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus carinatus • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus cristulatus • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus decipiens • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus gibbulosus • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus hilaris • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus laevicauda chiriquinus • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus leucopygus • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.
2025 • Leptostylus macrostigma • cf. Lanuza-Garay, A. & Monné, M.A.

List of species

74 species and subspecies (73 species plus 1 subspecies)

Leptostylus albagniri Zayas, 1975
Leptostylus angulicollis Bates, 1885
Leptostylus arciferus Gahan, 1892
Leptostylus arcuatus Santos-Silva & Bezark, 2024
Leptostylus armatus Monné & Hoffmann, 1981
Leptostylus asperatus (Haldeman, 1847)
Leptostylus aspiciens Bates, 1885
Leptostylus batesi Casey, 1913
Leptostylus bicolor Heffern & Santos-Silva, 2023
Leptostylus bruesi Fisher, 1942
Leptostylus calcarius Chevrolat, 1862
Leptostylus carinatus Santos-Silva & Botero, 2023
Leptostylus castaneovirescens Zayas, 1975
Leptostylus cineraceus Bates, 1874
Leptostylus corpulentus Bates, 1880
Leptostylus cretatellus Bates, 1863

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Leptostylus cristulatus Bates, 1872
Leptostylus dealbatus (Jacquelin du Val, 1857)
Leptostylus decipiens Bates, 1880

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Leptostylus densepunctatus Botero & al., 2024
Leptostylus diffusus Bates, 1885
Leptostylus dubitans Bates, 1885
Leptostylus faulkneri Hovore, 1988
Leptostylus flavolineatus Pérez-Flores & al., 2024
Leptostylus fuligineus Bates, 1885
Leptostylus gibbulosus Bates, 1874
Leptostylus guianensis Vlasak & Santos-Silva, 2021
Leptostylus heticus Zayas, 1975
Leptostylus hilaris Bates, 1872
Leptostylus hispidulus Bates, 1874
Leptostylus illitus Zayas, 1975
Leptostylus indistinctus Vlasak & Santos-Silva, 2021
Leptostylus laevicauda chiriquinus Bates, 1885
Leptostylus laevicauda laevicauda Bates, 1880

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Leptostylus latifasciatus Zayas, 1975
Leptostylus lazulinus Bates, 1880
Leptostylus leucanthes Bates, 1880
Leptostylus leucopygus Bates, 1872
Leptostylus liliputanus Thomson, 1865
Leptostylus lividus Hovore, 1990
Leptostylus macrostigma Bates, 1872
Leptostylus metallicus Bates, 1880
Leptostylus nigritus Zayas, 1975

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Leptostylus notaticollis Bates, 1880
Leptostylus obliquatus Bates, 1880
Leptostylus ochropygus Bates, 1885
Leptostylus orbiculus Bates, 1880
Leptostylus palliatus Bates, 1874
Leptostylus panamensis Heffern & Santos-Silva, 2022
Leptostylus petulans Bates, 1885

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