Aspidoglossa Putzeys, 1846

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 292

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scientific name	Aspidoglossa Putzeys, 1846
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Genus Aspidoglossa Putzeys, 1846

Aspidoglossa Putzeys, 1846: 108. Type species: Aspidoglossa submetallica Putzeys, 1846 designated by Desmarest (1851: 102). Etymology. From the Greek aspidos (shield) and glossa (tongue), probably alluding to the shape of the glossal sclerite [feminine].

Diversity.

Twenty-six species (Lorenz 2005: 146-147) in the temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere, including the West Indies. One species only is found in North America.