Bembidiini Stephens, 1827, 1806

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 343

Tribe Bembidiini Stephens, 1827

Bembidiidae Stephens, 1827: 5. Type genus: Bembidium Gyllenhal, 1810 (unjustified emendation of Bembidion Latreille, 1802, not in prevailing usage) (= Bembidion Latreille, 1802).

Diversity.

Worldwide, with about 2,630 species arrayed in six subtribes: Anillina (about 375 species), Bembidiina (about 1,340 species), Horologionina (one species), Lovriciina (four species), Tachyina (about 790 species), and Xystosomina (about 125 species). The Northern Hemisphere contains roughly 55.5% of the world fauna and North America alone 14.8% (about 390 species).