Pristonychus Dejean, 1828

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 729

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scientific name	Pristonychus Dejean, 1828
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Subgenus Pristonychus Dejean, 1828

Pristonychus Dejean, 1828: 43. Type species: Carabus terricola Herbst, 1784 designated by Westwood (1838: 2). Etymology (original). From the Greek pristes (saw) and onychos (claw), alluding to the denticulate claws (" crochets des tarses dentelés en-dessous ") of the adult [masculine].

Eutrichomerus Carret, 1907: 95, 99, 106. Type species: Carabus terricola Herbst, 1784 designated by Jeannel (1914: 237). Etymology. From the Greek eu (well), trichos (hair), and meros (femur), alluding to the presence of long setae on the profemur (" fémurs antérieurs... garnis de longs poils dressés et plus ou moins groupés sur la tranche postérieure de l’arête externe ") of the adult [masculine].

Diversity.

About 55 species in Europe, northern Africa, western Asia, and the Himalayas. One European species is adventive in North America and India (Casale 1988: 786-787).