Taxonomic review of New World Tachyina (Coleoptera, Carabidae): descriptions of new genera, subgenera, and species, with an updated key to the subtribe in the Americas Author Boyd, Olivia F. Author Erwin, Terry L. text ZooKeys 2016 626 87 123 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.626.10033 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.626.10033 1313-2970-626-87 3DE781B6D48B432B97846703EA6B280B 3DE781B6D48B432B97846703EA6B280B Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Carabidae Genus Paratachys Casey, 1918 Type species. Tachys austinicus Casey, 1918. Diagnosis. Mentum bearing paired foveae; protibia with apicolateral notch; dorsal surface typically with transverse linear microsculpture and slight iridescence; pronotum subquadrate; i8 conspicuously bent around Eo5-6 (Fig. 1A); ARG elongate, anteriorly hooked around Ed4 (Fig. 1C) ( Erwin et al. 2002 ). Distribution. Diverse habitats, cosmopolitan.