Oxydrepanus Putzeys, 1867

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 291

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scientific name	Oxydrepanus Putzeys, 1867
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Genus Oxydrepanus Putzeys, 1867

Oxydrepanus Putzeys, 1867b: 103. Type species: Dyschirius rufus Putzeys, 1846 designated by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 107). Etymology. From the Greek oxys (acute) and drepanos (sickle), probably alluding to the acute, sickle-shaped mandibles (" mandibules ... très arquées, très aigües à l’extrémité ") of the adult [masculine].

Diversity.

Thirteen species in the subtropical and tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere, including the West Indies, with one species reaching southeastern North America.

Identification.

Nichols (1988a: 172-182) covered the four species found in the West Indies in his thesis and provided a key for their identification.