Phrator (Omophron), Latreille, 1802

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 269

Subgenus Omophron Latreille, 1802

Scolytus Fabricius, 1790: 221 [junior homonym of Scolytus Geoffroy, 1762]. Type species: Carabus limbatus Fabricius, 1777 designated by Latreille (1810: 426).

Epactius Schneider [in Fabricius], 1791: 23. Replacement name for Scolytus Fabricius, 1790. Etymology. From the Greek epactios (on the shore) [masculine].

Lithophilus Schneider [in Fabricius], 1791: 23. Replacement name for Scolytus Fabricius, 1790. Etymology. From the Greek lithos (stone) and philos (beloved) [masculine].

Omophron Latreille, 1802: 89. Replacement name for Scolytus Fabricius, 1790. Note. See Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 89, footnote) for priority of Omophron over both Schneider’s names.

Scolyttus Billberg, 1820: 24. Unjustified emendation of Scolytus Fabricius, 1790.

Homophron Fischer von Waldheim, 1828: 255. Unjustified emendation of Omophron Latreille, 1802.

Homophron Semenov, 1922: 41 [junior homonym of Homophron Fischer von Waldheim, 1828]. Type species: Omophron tessellatum Say, 1823 by original designation. Synonymy established by Csiki (1927: 405).

Istor Semenov, 1922: 43. Type species: Omophron robustum Horn, 1870 by original designation. Synonymy established by Csiki (1927: 405).

Paromophron Semenov, 1922: 40. Type species: Omophron ovale Horn, 1870 by original designation. Synonymy established by Csiki (1927: 405). Etymology. From the Greek para (near, next to) and the generic name Omophron [q.v.] [neuter].

Prosecon Semenov, 1922: 44. Type species: Omophron gilae LeConte, 1852 by original designation. Synonymy established by Csiki (1927: 406).

Stenomophron Semenov, 1922: 42. Type species: Omophron baenningeri Dupuis, 1912 by original designation. Synonymy established by Csiki (1927: 406). Etymology. From the Greek stenos (narrow) and the generic name Omophron [q.v.] [neuter].

Phromoon Lutshnik, 1933a: 132. Replacement name for Homophron Semenov, 1922. Etymology. Anagram of the generic name Omophron [q.v.] [neuter].

Diversity.

About 60 species in the Nearctic (11 species), Neotropical (six species in Middle America), Oriental (16 species), Palaearctic (15 species), and Afrotropical (13 species) Regions.

Identification.

Benschoter and Cook (1956) revised the North American species and provided a key for their identification. Lindroth’s (1961a: 10) key covered seven species.