A synopsis of the tribe Lachnophorini, with a new genus of Neotropical distribution and a revision of the Neotropical genus Asklepia Liebke, 1938 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae) Author Erwin, Terry L. Hyper-diversity Group, Department of Entomology, MRC- 187, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, P. O. Box 37012, DC 20013 - 7012, USA erwint@si.edu Author Zamorano, Laura S. Research Student, MRC- 187, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, P. O. Box 37012, DC 20013 - 7012, USA & Laboratorio de Zoologia Acuatica LAZOEA, Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia text ZooKeys 2014 2014-08-01 430 1 108 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.430.8094 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.430.8094 1313-2970-430-1 86F760563B8B49FB9C86FAD0DB0CBE8C FFE6FF8CFFD43B66335AD2203774DB49 578441 Pseudophorticus Erwin, 2004 False beauty-bearing beetles Figs 19 , 28 Pseudophorticus Erwin, 2004:7 Type species. Pseudophorticus puncticollis Erwin, 2004:8 Way of life. Size range - 4.7 mm to 6.2 mm; these small beetles occur on the ground in rainforests; they are diurnal and run in clearings and on trails in open spots. Nothing is known about their way of life. Distribution. Costa Rica south to Peru and southeastern Brazil. Notes. Currently, one described species is assigned to this genus. Many undescribed species are represented in collections, misidentified as either Euphorticus or Lachnophorus ; the genus is in need of a taxonomic revision. In order to do such a revision, one would need to study all the primary types of both Euphorticus and Lachnophorus to discover their correct generic assignments. References. Erwin (1991) as incertae sedis ; Erwin (2004) ; Bousquet (2012) ; Erwin et al. (2012) . Figure 19-22. 19 Pseudophorticus sp. (all species in South America are either undescribed or placed in Euphorticus G. Horn). Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP132538 from Pakitza, Peru 20 Selina westermanni Motschulsky. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP132536 from China Bay, Sri Lanka 21 Stenocheila lacordairei Laporte de Castelnau. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP133801 from Chapada dos Guimares , Brazil 22 Quammenis spectabilis Erwin. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP100513 from Estacion Zurqui, Costa Rica. Figures 23-28. Mouthparts of adults. 23 Eucaerus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP132552 from Pakitza, Peru 24 Euphorticus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP132558 from Tapilula, Mexico 25 Guatemalteca virgen Erwin. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP132546 from nr. La Virgen, Costa Rica 26 Lachnaces sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP132578 from Tambopata Reserved Zone, Explorer's Inn, Peru 27 Lachnophorus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP132570 from Pakitza, Peru 28 Pseudophorticus sp. Mouthparts, ventral aspect, based on specimen ADP132538 from Pakitza, Peru . Legend: a3 Antennomere 3; mt Mentum tooth; m Mentum; lp3 Labial palpomere 3; mp4 Maxillary palpomere 4.