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 Euphorticus Horn, 1881 Beauty-bearing beetles Figs 11 , 24 Euphorticus G. Horn, 1881:144 Type species. Lachnophorus pubescens Dejean, 1831:30 Way of life. Size range - 4.0 mm to 4.9 mm; these beetles are somewhat ubiquitous. They occur near water or at damp places, on a variety of soil types. Adults of all species are dark, often black, and one new species from Paraguay is vividly metallic. Adults of another new species from Peru was found readily under clumps of cut grass in an open field, as well as on algae covered sandy clay running in the bright sunshine. Adults are attracted to lights. Distribution. Southern United States south to southern Brazil, including some Caribbean islands. Notes. Currently, four described species are assigned to this genus; however, two additional new species are represented in the NMNH collection. A taxonomic revision of the group is needed. Identification of species is impossible without recourse to types. References. Liebherr (1988) ; Erwin (1991) ; Ball and Bousquet (2000) ; Bousquet (2012) ; Erwin et al. (2012) . Figure 11-14. 11 Euphorticus sp. (only Euphorticus pubescens (Dejean) is known from Mexico and this is not that species). Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP132558 from Tapilulu, Mexico 12 Guatemalteca virgen Erwin. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP132546 from nr. La Virgen, Costa Rica 13 Homethes sp. Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP133797 from Australia 14 Lachnaces sp. (at present this genus has three described species, all from the upper Amazon Basin). Digital Photo-illustration. Habitus, dorsal aspect, based on specimen ADP132578 from Tambopata Reserved Zone, Explorer's Inn, Peru .