{{short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | image = Leptacinus intermedius Donisthorpe, 1936.png | genus = Leptacinus | species = intermedius | authority = Donisthorpe, 1935 }} {{Wikispecies|Leptacinus intermedius}} '''''Leptacinus intermedius''''' is a European rove beetle, described in 1935 by Horace Donisthorpe. Like most staphylinids, ''L. intermedius'' and its larvae are predatory upon other insects. Members of this family can usually be identified by their very short elytra, which leave three to six abdominal segments exposed. The beetle can also be identified by the size of the aedeagus in males.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Allen |first1=A. A. |title=Leptacinus intermedius Donis. (Col.: Staphylinidae), a species little known in Britain |journal=Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation |date=1990 |volume=102 |page=289 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30001031#page/327/mode/1up |access-date=18 June 2022 |publisher=s.n}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Leptacinus Intermedius}} Category:Staphylinidae Category:Beetles of Europe Category:Beetles described in 1935 Category:Taxa named by Horace Donisthorpe
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