Opisthiini Dupuis, 1912, 1821

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 128

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scientific name	Opisthiini Dupuis, 1912
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Opisthiinae Dupuis, 1912: 1. Type genus: Opisthius Kirby, 1837.

Diversity.

Northern Hemisphere, with five species in North America (one species) and the Himalayas and China, including Taiwan (four species). The species are arrayed in two genera: Opisthius (one species) and Paropisthius Casey (four species).

Identification.

Bousquet and Smetana (1996) reviewed the species and provided a key for their identification.