Bembidion (Asioperyphus), Vysoky, 1986

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 377

Subgenus Asioperyphus Vysoky, 1986

Asioperyphus Vysoký, 1986: 94. Type species: Bembidium infuscatum Dejean, 1831 by original designation. Etymology. From the Latin Asia (Asia) and the generic name Peryphus [q.v.], alluding to the region where the species known to Vysoký lived [masculine].

Chinoperyphus Vysoký, 1986: 96. Type species: Bembidion obenbergeri Lutshnik, 1928 by original designation. Synonymy established by Müller-Motzfeld (1998: 73). Etymology. From the Latin China (China) and the generic name Peryphus [q.v.], alluding to the country where the type species occurs [masculine].

Diversity.

Northern Hemisphere, with about 30 species in the Nearctic (six species) and Palaearctic (27 species) Regions. Two species ( Bembidion umiatense and Bembidion lenae ) are Holarctic.

Identification.

Lindroth (1963b: 326-330, as bimaculatum and lenae groups) covered all but one ( Bembidion renoanum ) of the species found in North America.