Odontium (Bracteon), Bedel, 1879

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 354-355

Subgenus Bracteon Bedel, 1879

Bracteon Bedel, 1879: 27. Type species: Elaphrus litoralis Olivier, 1790 designated by Bedel (1881: xxiii). Etymology. From the Latin bractea (bract, i.e., a specialized leaf very different from the other ones), possibly alluding to the distinctness of adults of this taxon compared to other members of the genus Bembidion [neuter].

Chrysobracteon Netolitzky, 1914: 166. Type species: Carabus velox Linnaeus, 1760 designated by Netolitzky (1939: 7). Synonymy established by Maddison (1993: 161). Etymology. From the Greek chrysos (gold) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Parabracteon Notman, 1929a: 157. Type species: Bembidion tuberculatum Notman, 1929 (= Bembidium carinula Chaudoir, 1868) by monotypy. Synonymy established with the name Chrysobracteon Netolitzky by Lindroth (1963b: 230). Etymology. From the Greek para (near, next to) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Litoreobracteon Netolitzky, 1939: 7, 17. Type species: Elaphrus litoralis Olivier, 1790 by original designation. Synonymy established with the name Chrysobracteon Netolitzky by Lindroth (1962: 1). Etymology. From the Latin litoreus (of the seashore, littoral) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Argyrobracteon Netolitzky, 1939: 7, 19. Type species: Bembidion argenteolum Ahrens, 1812 by original designation. Synonymy established with the name Chrysobracteon Netolitzky by Lindroth (1962: 1). Etymology. From the Greek argyros (silver) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Conicibracteon Netolitzky, 1939: 7, 19. Type species: Bembidium stenoderum Bates, 1873 by original designation. Synonymy established with the name Chrysobracteon Netolitzky by Lindroth (1962: 1). Etymology. From the Greek conicos (conelike) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Stylobracteon Netolitzky, 1939: 8, 20. Type species: Bembidion baikaloussuricum Netolitzky, 1939 (= Bembidium conicolle Motschulsky, 1845) by original designation. Synonymy established with the name Chrysobracteon Netolitzky by Lindroth (1962: 1). Etymology. From the Greek stylos (pillar, column) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Foveobracteon Netolitzky, 1939: 21. Type species: Bembidium foveum Motschulsky, 1844 by original designation. Synonymy established with the name Chrysobracteon Netolitzky by Lindroth (1962: 1). Etymology. From the Latin fovea (pit, foveole) and the generic name Bracteon [q.v.] [neuter].

Diversity.

Northern Hemisphere, with 17 species in the Nearctic (11 species) and Palaearctic (nine species) Regions. Three species are Holarctic.

Identification.

Maddison (1993) revised the species of this subgenus and provided a key for their identification.