Celia (Amarocelia), Motschulsky, 1862

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 583

Subgenus Amarocelia Motschulsky, 1862

Amarocelia Motschulsky, 1862a: 4. Type species: Amara punctatostriata Motschulsky, 1860 (= Amara interstitialis Dejean, 1828) designated by Hieke (1995a: 17). Etymology. From the generic names Amara [q.v.] and Celia [q.v.] [feminine]. Note. Hieke (1995a: 17) listed Amara interstitialis Dejean, 1828 as type species of Amarocelia Motschulsky, a species not originally included. However, since he placed Amara interstitialis Dejean in synonymy with Amara punctatostriata Motschulsky, 1860, a species originally included, he is deemed to have designated the latter species as type species (ICZN 1999: Article 69.2.2).

Diversity.

Thirteen species in North America, of which two are also found in Mexico and three are Holarctic.

Identification.

Lindroth (1968) covered all but four ( Amara nexa , Amara sodalicia , Amara lugens , and Amara tenebrionella ) species known at the time. Two species were described subsequently by Hieke (2002). A revision of the subgenus is needed.