Semiclivina Kult, 1947

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 278-279

Subgenus Semiclivina Kult, 1947

Semiclivina Kult, 1947: 31. Type species: Clivina dentipes Dejean, 1825 by original designation. Etymology. From the Latin prefix semi - (half) and the generic name Clivina [q.v.] [feminine].

Diversity.

Western Hemisphere, with at least 30 species in the Nearctic (two species, one of them adventive) and Neotropical (at least 30 species) Regions. One species, possibly adventive, is known from the suburbs of Sydney, Australia (Baehr 2008: 23-25).

Identification.

Nichols (1985b: 380) discussed the structural differences between the two species found in North America.

Taxonomic Note.

This subgenus as defined by Kult (1947: 31) includes the species of groups 19 (mistakenly reported as group 29 by Kult) and 24 of Putzeys (1867b: 145, 166-178). Recently Dostal (2011) listed this taxon as a distinct genus and described a new subgenus, Uroclivina Dostal, for the species of Semiclivina with a peculiar tubercle behind the posterior edge of the eye.