Bembidion (Melomalus), Casey, 1918

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 432

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scientific name	Bembidion (Melomalus)
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Treatment

Subgenus Melomalus Casey, 1918

Melomalus Casey, 1918: 37. Type species: Ochthedromus planatus LeConte, 1847 designated by Netolitzky (1943b: 61). Etymology. Unknown [masculine].

Diversity.

Northern Hemisphere, with two species in the Nearctic ( Bembidion planatum ) and Palaearctic ( Bembidion altaicum Gebler in Asia) Regions.

Identification.

The North American species is treated in Lindroth’s (1963b: 284) monograph.

Taxonomic Note.

This subgenus was placed in synonymy with Plataphus Motschulsky by Netolitzky (1943b: 61) and Lindroth (1963b: 283) but considered a valid taxon by Toledano (2008: 12). According to Maddison (2012: 569), Melomalus is not closely related to the subgenus Plataphus .