Goniotropis Gray, 1831

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 473

Genus Goniotropis Gray, 1831

Goniotropis Gray, 1831: 273. Type species: Goniotropis brasiliensis Gray, 1831 by monotypy. Etymology. From the Greek gonia (angle, corner) and tropis (keel, ridge), probably alluding to the flange of Coanda of the adult which is keel-like and located on the posterolateral angle of the elytron (Ball and McCleve 1990: 90) [feminine].

Scythropasus Chaudoir, 1854: 293. Type species: Scythropasus elongatus Chaudoir, 1854 by monotypy. Synonymy established by Bänninger (1927: 207). Etymology (original). From the Greek scythropazo (to look sullen) [masculine]. Note. Chaudoir (1854: 295-296) originally included four species in this genus-group name but stated that, besides Scythropasus elongatus , the three other species were placed in the genus for the time being (" provisoirement "). This statement is interpreted here as if the three species were conditionally included in the genus and thus are deemed not to be originally included (ICZN 1999: Article 67.2.5).

Diversity.

About 40 species extending collectively from southwestern United States to Brazil and Paraguay.