Leistus acutangulus
{{Short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Leistus acutangulus - dorsal and ventral combined.png
|genus = Leistus
|species = acutangulus
|authority = Perrault, 1979
}}
Leistus acutangulus is a species of ground beetle found in Portugal and Spain. It is in the subgenus Leistus.{{Cite GBIF|taxon=Leistus (Leistus) acutangulus Perrault, 1979 |id=174398070 |access-date=29 October 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Käfer Europas Leistus |url=https://coleonet.de/coleo/texte/leistus.htm |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Coleonet.de |language=de}}
Description
Leistus acutangulus has a very distinct pronotum, which contains the diagnostic character. The diagnostic character is an angulately enlarged pronotal margin as seen in the image inside the taxobox.{{Cite web |last=Wrase |first=D. W. |last2=Ruiz-Tapiador |first2=I. |last3=Zaballos |first3=J. M. P. |date=31 July 1998 |title=Description of a new Leistus species from the Sierra de la Cabrera Baja in North-west Spain (Carabidae, Nebriini) |url=https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/LBB_0030_1_0201-0205.pdf |website=Biologiezentrum}}