Pterostichus (Cyclotrachelus), Chaudoir, 1838

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 551

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scientific name	Pterostichus (Cyclotrachelus)
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Subgenus Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 1838

Cyclotrachelus Chaudoir, 1838: 27. Type species: Feronia tenebricosa Dejean, 1828 (= Molops faber Germar, 1824) by monotypy.

Fortax Motschulsky, 1866: 246. Type species: Feronia morio Dejean, 1828 (= Pterostichus dejeanellus Csiki, 1930) designated by Freitag (1969: 101). Synonymy established by Bousquet (1999: 199). Etymology. From the Latin fortax (carrier, bearer) [masculine].

Ferestria Leng, 1915: 576. Type species: Broscus laevipennis LeConte, 1846 by original designation. Synonymy established, under the name Fortax Motschulsky, by Csiki (1930: 674). Etymology. Possibly from the Latin fero (to bear, carry) and stria (groove, stria) [feminine].

Diversity.

Eighteen species, most restricted to the Coastal and Gulf Plains.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Hexapoda
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae
Genus	Pterostichus