Chlaeniini Brulle , 1834, 1802

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 608-609

Tribe Chlaeniini Brulle, 1834

Chlaenides Brullé, 1834b: 123. Type genus: Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810. Note. 1. Under Article 11.7.2 of the Code, family-group names published in vernacular forms, such as this one, can be made available only if they were published before 1900, have been latinized by later authors, and have been generally accepted as valid and as dating from the first publication in vernacular form. These conditions are met since at least 1998 when Lorenz (1998: 308) used the name Chlaeniini Brullé, 1834 for this tribe. 2. The family-group name Callistidae Laporte, 1834 has been used as the valid name for this tribe by some authors. Tome IV of the Histoire naturelle des insectes authored by Brullé was issued in two livraisons and the first one (pages 1-240) was recorded on August 2 by the Bibliographie de la France . Laporte’s Etudes entomologiques was also issued in two livraisons and the first one (pages 1-94 + pls 1-2), in which the name Callistidae was made available, was recorded on August 9 by the Bibliographie de la France . Based on this evidence alone, Brullé’s name is retained here as the valid one for the tribe.

Diversity.

Worldwide, with about 980 species (Lorenz 2005: 328-342) arrayed in two subtribes: Callistina (77 afro-oriental and one Palaearctic species) and Chlaeniina (about 900 species).