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Microlestes discoidalis

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Microlestes discoidalis is a species in the family Carabidae, order Coleoptera. Source checklists list it for 15 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria and Bangladesh.

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Quick facts about Microlestes discoidalis

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
15 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Microlestes discoidalis 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 discoidalis is listed for 15 countries.

SomaliaKenyaSudanChadNigerAlgeriaOmanIndiaBangladeshAfghanistanEritreaYemenSaudi ArabiaDjibouti
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Cape Verde
  5. Chad
  6. Djibouti
  7. Eritrea
  8. India
  9. Kenya
  10. Niger
  11. Oman
  12. Saudi Arabia
  13. Somalia
  14. Sudan
  15. Yemen

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Microlestes discoidalis 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 discoidalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCarabidae
  6. genusMicrolestes
  7. SpeciesMicrolestes discoidalis (Fairmaire, 1892)

Synonyms Blechrus discoidalis, Microlestes schmiedeknechti

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Microlestes discoidalis

Other species in the same genus Microlestes.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Microlestes discoidalis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Microlestes discoidalis for 15 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Cape Verde and Chad. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Microlestes discoidalis?

Microlestes discoidalis (Microlestes discoidalis) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Microlestes discoidalis (Microlestes discoidalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/microlestes-discoidalis

MLA

“Microlestes discoidalis (Microlestes discoidalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/microlestes-discoidalis.

BibTeX
@misc{microlestes_discoidalis_2026,
  title = {Microlestes discoidalis (Microlestes discoidalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/microlestes-discoidalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}