Tachyta Kirby, 1837
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Genus Tachyta Kirby, 1837
Tachyta Kirby, 1837: 56. Type species: Tachyta picipes Kirby, 1837 (= Bembidium inornatum Say, 1823) by monotypy. Etymology. From the Greek tachytes (swiftness) [feminine].
Diversity.
Worldwide, with 24 species in boreal, temperate, subtropical, and tropical areas. The species are arrayed in two subgenera: Paratachyta Erwin (five species in the Eastern Hemisphere) and Tachyta s.str. (19 species).
Identification.
Erwin (1975) revised the species and provided a key for their identification.
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Tachyta Kirby, 1837
| Bousquet, Yves 2012 |
Tachyta
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Tachyta picipes
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Bembidium inornatum
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