Apristus Chaudoir, 1846
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Genus Apristus Chaudoir, 1846
Apristus Chaudoir [in Chaudoir and Hochhuth], 1846: 62. Type species: Apristus subaeneus Chaudoir, 1846 by monotypy. Etymology (original). From the Greek a (absence) and prizos (saw-like), alluding to the smooth (i.e., not denticulate) tarsal claws (" crochets des tarses non dentelés ") of the adults [masculine].
Diversity.
About 60 species (Lorenz 2005: 472) in the Nearctic (13 species), Neotropical (five species in Middle America and the West Indies), Australian, Oriental, Palaearctic (27 species), and Afrotropical Regions.
Identification.
Casey (1920: 272-276) wrote a key to all but one ( Apristus latens ) North American species. As usual his key is difficult to use. Ten of the current 13 species in North America have been described by Casey (1920) and only two ( Apristus constrictus and Apristus pugetanus ) have been study subsequently (Lindroth 1969a). A taxonomic revision of the genus is needed.
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Apristus Chaudoir, 1846
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Apristus
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Apristus subaeneus
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