Euproctinus Leng and Mutchler, 1927

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 834-835

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

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scientific name

Euproctinus Leng and Mutchler, 1927
status

 

Genus Euproctinus Leng and Mutchler, 1927

Euproctus Solier, 1849: 131 [junior homonym of Euproctus Gené, 1839]. Type species: Euproctus fasciatus Solier, 1849 by monotypy. Etymology. Uncertain, possibly from the Greek eu (well, by extension large) and proctos (anus, tail) [masculine].

Euproctinus Leng and Mutchler, 1927: 14. Replacement name for Euproctus Solier, 1849. Etymology. From the generic name Euproctus [q.v.] and the Latin suffix - inus (pertaining to) [masculine].

Andrewesella Csiki, 1932b: 1456. Replacement name for Euproctus Solier, 1849. Etymology. Although not specified, this name probably originates from the surname of Herbert Edward Andrewes [1863-1950] who devoted a large part of his life to the study of Carabidae of the Oriental Region.

Diversity.

Sixteen species restricted to the Western Hemisphere, currently arrayed in two subgenera: Euproctinus s.str. (one species, Euproctinus fasciatus Solier from Chile and Argentina) and Neoeuproctus (15 species).

Identification.

Shpeley (1986) revised the species and provided a key for their identification.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Hexapoda

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Loc

Euproctinus Leng and Mutchler, 1927

Bousquet, Yves 2012
2012
Loc

Andrewesella

Csiki 1932
1932
Loc

Euproctinus

Leng and Mutchler 1927
1927
Loc

Euproctus fasciatus

Solier 1849
1849
Loc

Carabidae

Latreille 1802
1802