lebia

plural lebias

1. uncommonbiologyAny ground beetle of the genus Lebia.

   So this time, the Phyllophagas and Anomalas that 'rained' down on our lights a month ago were nearly absent, Chrysina gloriosa appeared, but only two specimens. There were only very few Lebias (Colorful Foliage Ground Beetles).

   2011 August 26, Margarethe Brummermann, “Peppersauce Canyon, 4 weeks later”, in Arizona: Beetles, Bugs, Birds and More, archived from the original on 19 May 2025

   1 more example

   Larvae follow generally a similar pattern as described above, but species of Brachynus (bombardier beetles) are external parasites (“parasitoids” is a better term as the larva kills its host) of whirligig beetle (Gyrinidae) pupae, and those of Lebias are external parasites of leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae) pupae.

   2010, chapter 13, in Wild Species 2010, archived from the original on 12 Feb 2025