Aztecarpalus Ball, 1970

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 723

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416

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scientific name

Aztecarpalus Ball, 1970
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Genus Aztecarpalus Ball, 1970 View in CoL

Aztecarpalus Ball, 1970: 102. Type species: Harpalus hebescens Bates, 1882 by original designation. Etymology (original). From Aztec (name of the most important group of Indians living in Mexico) and the generic name Harpalus [q.v.], alluding to the homeland and superficial affinities of the species to those of the genus Harpalus [masculine].

Diversity.

Nine species in eastern Mexico, one of them extends into southeastern Texas.

Identification.

Ball (1970, 1976a) revised the species and provided a key (Ball 1976a: 62-63) for their identification.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Loc

Aztecarpalus Ball, 1970

Bousquet, Yves 2012
2012
Loc

Aztecarpalus

Ball 1970
1970
Loc

Harpalus hebescens

Bates 1882
1882
Loc

Harpalus

Latreille 1802
1802
Loc

Harpalus

Latreille 1802
1802