Amara (Bradytus), Stephens, 1827

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 570

Subgenus Bradytus Stephens, 1827

Bradytus Stephens, 1827: 67. Type species: Carabus ferrugineus Linnaeus sensu Stephens, 1828 (= Carabus fulvus Müller, 1776) designated by Westwood (1838: 4). Etymology (original, see page 136). From the Greek bradytes (slowness), probably alluding to the slow pace of the adults in nature [masculine].

Linconus Fischer von Waldheim, 1829a: 16. Type species: Carabus apricarius Paykull, 1790 designated by Bousquet (2002c: 176). Synonymy established by Bousquet (2002c: 176).

Omius Fischer von Waldheim, 1829a: 16. Type species: Carabus consularis Duftschmid, 1812 designated by Bousquet (2002c: 177). Synonymy established by Bousquet (2002c: 177).

Pseudobradytus Csiki, 1908: 353. Type species: Amara crenata Dejean, 1828 by monotypy. Synonymy established by Jeannel (1942: 939). Etymology. From the Greek pseudos (fallacy, lie) and the generic name Bradytus [q.v.] [masculine].

Diversity.

Thirty-five species (Hieke 2007) in the arctic, subarctic, boreal, and temperate regions of North America (12 species, of which two are adventive), Asia (26 species), and Europe (seven species, all shared with Asia). One species ( Amara glacialis ) is Holarctic.

Identification.

There is no modern taxonomic revision of the species. Lindroth (1968, as apricaria and insignis groups) covered all but two ( Amara neomexicana and Amara lindrothi ) of the North American species.