Mexisphodrus Barr, 1965

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 743

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scientific name	Mexisphodrus Barr, 1965
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Genus Mexisphodrus Barr, 1965 View in CoL

Mexisphodrus Barr, 1965c: 65. Type species: Mexisphodrus veraecrucis Barr, 1965 by original designation. Etymology. From the English adjective mexican (of Mexico) and the generic name Sphodrus , alluding to the country where these Sphodrus -like species live [masculine].

Diversity.

Eleven species in Texas (one species) and Mexico (ten species).

Identification.

Barr (1982a) revised the species and provided a key for their identification.

Taxonomic Note.

Valentine (1987) believed this genus is closely related to the genera Bryanites Valentine of Western Samoa and Prosphodrus Britton of New Zealand. He proposed the family-group name Prosphodrini to include the three genera.