Bembidion (Hirmoplataphus), Lindroth, 1963

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 348

Subgenus Hirmoplataphus Lindroth, 1963

Hirmoplataphus Lindroth, 1963b: 300. Type species: Bembidium hirmocaelum Chaudoir, 1850 by original designation. Etymology. From the Greek eirmos (series, string) or the first two syllables of one of the included species, Bembidium hirmocaelum , and the generic name Plataphus [q.v.] [masculine]. Note. The name Hirmoplataphus was first proposed by Netolitzky (1942: 46). However, because he failed to designate a type species, the name cannot be attributed from this publication (ICZN 1999: Article 13.3).

Diversity.

Northern Hemisphere, with 11 species in the Nearctic (nine species) and Palaearctic (two species: Bembidium friebi Netolitzky and Bembidium hirmocaelum Chaudoir) Regions.

Identification.

There is no taxonomic revision of the North American species and such study is needed. Lindroth (1963b: 301-305) covered all but three ( Bembidium alpineanum , Bembidium avidum , and Bembidium subaerarium ) species described by Casey.