Galeritini Kirby, 1825, 1851

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 839

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scientific name	Galeritini Kirby, 1825
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Treatment

Tribe Galeritini Kirby, 1825 View in CoL View at ENA

Galeritae Kirby, 1825: 564. Type genus: Galerita Fabricius, 1801. Note. This family-group name is a homonym of Galeritidae Gray, 1825 (based on Galerites Lamark, 1801), a valid family of fossil Echinodermata.

Diversity.

Worldwide (though not represented in Europe), with about 130 species (Lorenz 2005: 507-509, as Planetina and Galeritini ). The group is underrepresented in the Northern Hemisphere with only 17 species (about 12.5% of the world fauna). Two subtribes are recognized: Galeritina (about 105 species) and Planetina (27 species in the Eastern Hemisphere).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae