Geostibini Seevers, 1978

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Tribe Geostibini Seevers, 1978

0439. Alevonota Thomson, 1858: 35

Type species: Homalota atricapilla Mulsant & Rey, 1852

Liota Mulsant & Rey, 1873b: 4 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 222]

Type species: Homalota gracilenta Erichson, 1839

Liota Mulsant & Rey, 1874c: 36 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 222]

Liota Mulsant & Rey, 1875a: 148 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 222]

Liota Mulsant & Rey, 1875c: 122 [synonymized by Blackwelder 1952: 222]

1 species is included in this genus from the West Indies.

Characters/Description: Fenyes 1920: 315 (characters).

Distribution.

West Indies: St. Vincent & Grenadines.

Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental.

0440. Aloconota Thomson, 1858: 33

Type species: Tachyusa immunita Erichson, 1840

Subgenera:

Aloconota Thomson, 1858: 33 [*]

Type species: Tachyusa immunita Erichson, 1840

Glossola Fowler, 1888: 66 [synonymized by Seevers 1978: 110]

Type species: Homalota gregaria Erichson, 1839

Disopora Thomson, 1859: 39

Type species: Homalota languida Erichson, 1837

Disoporina Fenyes, 1918: 22 [ Newton & Thayer 2003]

Type species: Atheta ernestinae Bernhauer, 1898

Disoporina Fenyes, 1920: 205 [synonymized by Bernhauer & Scheerpeltz 1 926: 611]

Taphrodota Casey, 1906: 338

Type species: Taphrodota ventralis Casey, 1906

Terasota Casey, 1906: 337

Type species: Terasota brunneipes Casey, 1906

5 species are included in this genus from Central and South America.

Characters/Description: Fenyes 1920: 176 (characters).

Distribution.

Central America: Mexico.

South America: Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina.

Other regions: Nearctic, Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Madagascan, Oriental, Australian.

0441. Seeversiella Ashe, 1986: 501

Type species: Seeversiella bispinosa Ashe, 1986

25 species are included in this genus from Central America.

Characters/Description: Ashe 1986: 511 (characters in key); Gusarov 2003f: 3 (characters).

Key: Gusarov 2003f: 10 (species of the genus).

Distribution.

Central America: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama.

Other regions: Nearctic.