Scaphinotus (Nomaretus), LeConte, 1853

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 160

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scientific name	Scaphinotus (Nomaretus)
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Subgenus Nomaretus LeConte, 1853 View in CoL

Nomaretus LeConte, 1853c: 399. Type species: Cychrus bilobus Say, 1823 designated by Géhin (1876b: 114). Etymology. Probably from the Greek nomas (roving) and aretos (pleasing) [masculine].

Diversity.

Five eastern North American species.

Identification.

Van Dyke (1936) reviewed the species. Gidaspow (1973: 78-89) revised the species and provided a key for their identification. One new species was subsequently described by Allen and Carlton in 1988.