Chlaenius (Eurydactylus), LaFerte-Senectere, 1851

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 610-611

Subgenus Eurydactylus LaFerte-Senectere, 1851

Eurydactylus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851: 255. Type species: Epomis tomentosus Say, 1823 by monotypy. Etymology (original). From the Greek eurys (broad, wide) and dactylos (finger), alluding to the strong dilatation of the male protarsomeres (" tarses antérieurs du mâle présentant une dilatation tout à fait exceptionnelle ") [masculine].

Glyptoderus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851: 260. Type species: Glyptoderus aurolimbatus LaFerté-Sénectère, 1851 by original designation. Synonymy established by Bell (1960: 102). Etymology. From the Greek glyptos (carved) and dere (neck, by extension pronotum) [masculine].

Diversity.

Seven species in the Nearctic (two species) and Neotropical (five species) Regions.