Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico
Author
Bousquet, Yves
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
bousquety1@yahoo.com
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.245.3416
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Tribe
Galeritini Kirby, 1825
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).