Galerita (Progaleritina), Jeannel, 1949

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 840

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scientific name	Galerita (Progaleritina)
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Subgenus Progaleritina Jeannel, 1949

Progaleritina Jeannel, 1949a: 1058. Type species: Carabus janus Fabricius, 1792 by original designation. Etymology. From the Latin prefix pro - (before) and the generic name Galeritina [q.v.] [feminine].

Diversity.

Seven species in North America (seven species), Middle America (six species), and the West Indies (one species).

Identification.

Subsequent to Reichardt’s (1967) revision, Ball and Nimmo (1983) published a synopsis of the species of Progaleritina leading to two new species-group taxa ( Galerita reichardti and Galerita lecontei veracrucis ) and subspecific status for two of Reichardt’s species ( Galerita tenebricosa Klug and Galerita bicoloripes Reichardt).