Diacheila Motschulsky, 1844

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 260

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416

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scientific name

Diacheila Motschulsky, 1844
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Genus Diacheila Motschulsky, 1844 View in CoL View at ENA

Diacheila Motschulsky, 1844: 74 (as Diaheila ). Type species: Harpalus arcticus Gyllenhal, 1810 designated by Lacordaire (1854: 47). Etymology. Probably from the Greek dia (through, between, during) and cheilos (lip, by extension either labrum [upper lip] or labium [lower lip]) [feminine]. Note. Motschulsky (1844) originally used two different spellings for the name of this genus: Diacheila (pages 13, 76, v) and Diaheila (pages 15, 74). He subsequently used Diachila (Motschulsky 1850a: vi, 17; 1864: 195) and Diaheila (Motschulsky 1869: 10). Following article 24.2.4 (ICZN 1999), Diaheila should be the correct original spelling. Diacheila is an incorrect spelling but since it is in prevailing usage and attributed to the publication of the original spelling, it is deemed to be the correct original spelling (ICZN 1999: Article 33.3.1).

Arctobia C.G. Thomson, 1857: 16. Type species: Harpalus arcticus Gyllenhal, 1810 by monotypy. Etymology. From the Greek arctos (north) and bios (life) [feminine].

Diversity.

Three species in the arctic and subarctic areas of the Nearctic (two Holarctic species) and Palaearctic (three species) Regions.

Identification.

Lindroth (1954a) reviewed the species and provided a key for their identification. The two species found in North America were also covered in his monograph of the Carabidae of Canada and Alaska (Lindroth 1961a: 102-104).

Taxonomic Note.

Goulet (1983: 447) regarded Diacheila as the sister-group to { Blethisa + Elaphrus }.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Loc

Diacheila Motschulsky, 1844

Bousquet, Yves 2012
2012
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Arctobia

C.G. Thomson 1859
1859
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Diacheila

Motschulsky 1844
1844
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Diaheila

Motschoulsky 1844
1844
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Diacheila

Motschulsky 1844
1844
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Diaheila

Motschoulsky 1844
1844
Loc

Diaheila

Motschoulsky 1844
1844
Loc

Diaheila

Motschoulsky 1844
1844
Loc

Diacheila

Motschulsky 1844
1844
Loc

Harpalus arcticus

Gyllenhal 1810
1810
Loc

Harpalus arcticus

Gyllenhal 1810
1810