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Microlestes corticalis

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Microlestes corticalis is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Source checklists list it for 30 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.

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Quick facts about Microlestes corticalis

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
30 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Microlestes corticalis live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Microlestes corticalis is listed for 30 countries.

KazakhstanUzbekistanChadFranceTunisiaAlgeriaIraqIndiaPakistanAfghanistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanUkraineAustriaHungaryRomaniaBulgariaGreeceAlbaniaCroatiaSpainItalySlovakiaSaudi ArabiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaMacedonia
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The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Algeria
  4. Austria
  5. Bulgaria
  6. Chad
  7. Croatia
  8. Cyprus
  9. Egypt
  10. France
  11. Greece
  12. Hungary
  13. India
  14. Iraq
  15. Italy
  16. Kazakhstan
  17. Kyrgyzstan
  18. Libya
  19. Malta
  20. Morocco
  21. North Macedonia
  22. Pakistan
  23. Romania
  24. Saudi Arabia
  25. Slovakia
  26. Spain
  27. Tunisia
  28. Turkmenistan
  29. Ukraine
  30. Uzbekistan

Why a country list is not a range map

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Microlestes corticalis as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Sweden

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is Microlestes corticalis endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Microlestes corticalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCarabidae
  6. genusMicrolestes
  7. SpeciesMicrolestes corticalis (L.Dufour, 1820)

Synonyms Blechrus binotatus, Blechrus corticalis, Blechrus escorialensis, Blechrus suturellus, Dromius corticalis, Dromius plagiatus, Dromius suturellus, Lebia corticalis, Microlestes binotatus, Microlestes escorialensis, Microlestes falsulus, Microlestes plagiatus, Microlestes suturellus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Microlestes corticalis

Other species in the same genus Microlestes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Microlestes corticalis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Microlestes corticalis for 30 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria and Bulgaria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is Microlestes corticalis an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Microlestes corticalis as introduced in 1 country: Sweden, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Microlestes corticalis?

Microlestes corticalis (Microlestes corticalis) belongs to the family Carabidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{microlestes_corticalis_2026,
  title = {Microlestes corticalis (Microlestes corticalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/microlestes-corticalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}