Athrostictus Bates, 1878

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 711

Genus Athrostictus Bates, 1878

Athrostictus Bates, 1878a: 592. Type species: Athrostictus sericatus Bates, 1878 designated by Noonan (1976: 41). Etymology. From the Greek athroos (assembled, crowded) and stictos (punctured), alluding to the dense punctuation on the dorsum of the body (" corpus ... supra (praecipue elytris) dense minute punctatum ") of the adult [masculine]. Note. Arthrostictus is an incorrect subsequent spelling, introduced by Rye (1880: 33), not in prevailing usage.

Diversity.

Eighteen species in the Neotropical Region, of which one extends into southern Texas.

Identification.

There is no modern key for the identification of the species. The genus is in need of a revision.