Philophuga Motschulsky, 1859

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 832

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scientific name	Philophuga Motschulsky, 1859
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Genus Philophuga Motschulsky, 1859 View in CoL View at ENA

Philophuga Motschulsky, 1859a: 140. Type species: Calleida cyanea Motschulsky, 1850 (= Cymindis viridis Dejean, 1831) designated by Larson (1969: 29). Etymology. From the Greek philos (beloved) and phyge or pheuge (escape) [feminine].

Philophyga Gemminger and Harold, 1868a: 118. Unjustified emendation of Philophuga Motschulsky, 1859.

Philopheuga Bates, 1883a: 202. Unjustified emendation of Philophuga Motschulsky, 1859.

Diversity.

Four species comprised this genus: one ( Philophuga brachinoides Bates) is found in Mexico only, another one ( Anchomenus viridis ) in Canada and United States, and the other two in United States and Mexico.

Identification.

Larson (1969) revised the species.

Taxonomic Note.

This taxon is ranked as a subgenus of Calleida by some authors.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae