Atranus LeConte, 1847

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 782

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

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scientific name

Atranus LeConte, 1847
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Genus Atranus LeConte, 1847

Atranus LeConte, 1847: 438. Type species: Anchomenus pubescens Dejean, 1828 by monotypy. Etymology (original). From the Greek a (privative) and tranos (clear, distinct), possibly alluding to the obscure relationships of the genus to the eyes of LeConte [masculine].

Diversity.

Two species in the temperate regions of eastern North America ( Atranus pubescens ) and Europe ( Atranus ruficollis Gautier des Cottes).

Identification.

Lindroth (1968: 649) commented on the structural differences between the two species.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Hexapoda

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Carabidae

Loc

Atranus LeConte, 1847

Bousquet, Yves 2012
2012
Loc

Atranus

LeConte 1847
1847
Loc

Anchomenus pubescens

Dejean 1828
1828