Bembidion (Emphanes), Motschulsky, 1850

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 413

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scientific name	Bembidion (Emphanes)
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Treatment

Subgenus Emphanes Motschulsky, 1850

Omala Motschulsky, 1844: 238 [junior homonym of Omala Schumacher, 1817]. Type species: Bembidium normannum Dejean, 1831 designated by Jeannel (1941b: 457). Etymology. Uncertain, possibly from the Greek homalos (even, equal) [feminine].

Emphanes Motschulsky, 1850a: 12. Replacement name for Omala Motschulsky, 1844. Etymology. From the Greek emphanes (clear, evident) [feminine].

Diversity.

Northern Hemisphere, with 21 species in the Nearctic (two species) and Palaearctic (19 species) Regions.

Identification.

Lindroth (1963b: 381-382) treated both species found in North America.