Lyperus (Pseudomaseus), Chaudoir, 1838

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 510-511

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scientific name	Lyperus (Pseudomaseus)
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Subgenus Pseudomaseus Chaudoir, 1838

Pseudomaseus Chaudoir, 1838: 10. Type species: Carabus nigrita Paykull, 1792 by original designation. Etymology (original). From the Greek pseudos (fallacy, lie) and the generic name Omaseus [q.v.] [masculine].

Diversity.

Eighteen species (Lorenz 2005: 274-275) in the boreal and temperate regions of the Nearctic (two species) and Palaearctic (16 species) Regions.

Identification.

Bousquet and Pilon (1984) commented on the structural differences between the two North American species.