Platynus (Glyptolenopsis), Perrault, 1991

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 777-778

Subgenus Glyptolenopsis Perrault, 1991

Glyptolenopsis Perrault, 1991b: 48. Type species: Glyptolenopsis degallieri Perrault, 1991 by original designation. Etymology. From the generic name Glyptolenus and the Greek suffix - opsis (likeness), alluding to the resemblance of adults of this group to those of Glyptolenus [feminine].

Diversity.

Thirty-six species in Middle America (28 species, of which one extends into southern North America and two into South America) and the West Indies (eight species).

Identification.

Liebherr (1992) revised the species.