Bembidium (Notaphus), Dejean, 1821

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 393

Subgenus Notaphus Dejean, 1821

Notaphus Dejean, 1821: 16. Type species: Carabus ustulatus Linnaeus sensu Illiger, 1798 (= Carabus varius Olivier, 1795) designated by Westwood (1838: 7). Etymology. Probably from the Latin nota (mark) and the Greek phos (light, by extension bright, clear), alluding to the elytral spots of the adult rather than from the Greek notos (dorsum) and phos (light, by extension bright, clear) [masculine]. The name was proposed by Johann Karl Megerle von Mühlfeld and made available by Dejean.

Austronotaphus Jeannel, 1962: 620. Type species: Poecilus luridus Blanchard, 1843 by original designation. Synonymy established by Lorenz (1998: 204), confirmed by Toledano (2002: 5). Etymology. From the Greek auster, - tri (south) and the generic name Notaphus [q.v.] [masculine].

Notaphidius Jeannel, 1962: 620, 622. Type species: Notaphus aricensis Jeannel, 1962 by original designation. Synonymy established by Lorenz (1998: 204), confirmed by Toledano (2002: 5).

Notaphiellus Jeannel, 1962: 618, 631. Type species: Bembicidium solieri Gemminger & Harold, 1868 by original designation. Synonymy established by Maddison (2012: 564).

Diversity.

About 90 species in the Nearctic (50 species), Neotropical (about 35 species), and Palaearctic (seven species) Regions. One species from the Philippines ( Bembidion igorot Darlington) and one from Myanmar ( Bembidion serpentinum Landin) are also listed in this subgenus by Lorenz (2005: 220). Two species ( Bembidion nigripes and Bembidion semipunctatum ) are Holarctic. One South American species ( Bembidion brullei Gemminger and Harold) has been introduced in Australia and New Zealand (Lindroth 1976a: 197-198). The North American species are arrayed here in six species groups for convenience.

Identification.

Lindroth (1963b: 357-375, as scudderi, obtusangulum, dorsale, contractum, and oberthueri groups) covered 28 of the 50 North American species. A taxonomic revision of the North American species is needed.