Bembidiina Stephens, 1827, 1994

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 343

Subtribe Bembidiina Stephens, 1827

Bembidiidae Stephens, 1827: 5. Type genus: Bembidium Gyllenhal, 1810 (unjustified emendation of Bembidion Latreille, 1802) (= Bembidion Latreille, 1802).

Peryphidae Kirby, 1837: 52. Type genus: Peryphus Dejean, 1821.

Diversity.

Worldwide, with about 1,350 species. The number of genera admitted varies greatly depending on the authors. In this work, the species are arrayed in nine genera following Maddison (2012: 570): Amerizus Chaudoir, Asaphidion des Gozis, Bembidion Latreille, Caecidium Uéno, Lionepha Casey, Ocys Gistel, Orzolina Machado, Sakagutia Uéno, and Sinechostictus Motschulsky (including Pseudolimnaeum Kraatz). The majority of the species are found in the Northern Hemisphere (roughly 75.5% of the world fauna).