Infernophilus Larson, 1969

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 833

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

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scientific name

Infernophilus Larson, 1969
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Genus Infernophilus Larson, 1969 View in CoL

Infernophilus Larson, 1969: 43. Type species: Philophuga castanea Horn, 1882 by original designation. Etymology (original). From the Latin infernus (hell) and the Greek philos (beloved), alluding to the hot desert region where the sole species is found [masculine].

Diversity.

One Nearctic species extending into northern Mexico.

Identification.

The character states of the sole species are described in detail by Larson (1969: 43-44).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Loc

Infernophilus Larson, 1969

Bousquet, Yves 2012
2012
Loc

Infernophilus

Larson 1969
1969
Loc

Philophuga castanea

G. Horn 1882
1882