Lebia


Lebia is a genus of predatory ground beetles. Common names include colorful foliage ground beetles and flat ground beetles. They are found worldwide and there over 700 species in 17 subgenera.

Description

Small or medium-sized beetles, often iridescent or vividly coloured with wide, flattened elytra. They are often found on foliage and flowers. They eat small insects and some species are parasitic on leaf beetle larvae.

Genera

Subgenus Chelonodema
Subgenus Cymatographa
Subgenus Glyciolebia
Subgenus Grammica
Subgenus Lamprias
Subgenus Lebia
Subgenus Liopeza
Subgenus Loxopeza
Subgenus Metalebia
Subgenus Nomatopeza
Subgenus Nipponolebia
Subgenus Poecilostota
Subgenus Poecilothais
Subgenus Polycheloma
Subgenus Promecochila
Subgenus Rhytidopeza
Subgenus Stephana