Opisthius Kirby, 1837
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Genus Opisthius Kirby, 1837 View in CoL View at ENA
Opisthius Kirby, 1837: 60. Type species: Opisthius richardsoni Kirby, 1837 by monotypy. Etymology. Uncertain, possibly from the Greek opisthen (behind) or opisthios (hinder) [masculine]. Bousquet and Smetana (1996: 218) suggested that the name possibly reflect Kirby’s assignment of Opisthius to follow Elaphrus in his paper.
Diversity.
One North American species.
Identification.
The species was treated in Lindroth’s (1961a: 88-90) monograph on the Carabidae of Canada and Alaska.
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Opisthius Kirby, 1837
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Opisthius
| Kirby 1837 |
Opisthius richardsoni
| Kirby 1837 |
Opisthius
| Kirby 1837 |
Elaphrus
| Fabricius 1775 |