Anomoglossus (Chlaenius), Bonelli, 1810

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 612-613

Subgenus Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810

Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810: Tabula Synoptica. Type species: Carabus festivus Panzer, 1796 designated by Madge (1975: 581).

Chaelinus Basilewsky and Grundmann, 1954: 242. Type species: Carabus festivus Panzer, 1796 by original designation. Etymology. Anagram of the generic name Chlaenius [ q.v.] [masculine].

Chinelaus Basilewsky and Grundmann, 1954: 242. Type species: Epomis pallipes Gebler, 1823 by original designation. Etymology. Anagram of the generic name Chlaenius [ q.v.] [masculine].

Merochlaenius Grundmann, 1955: 280. Type species: Chlaenius aestivus Say, 1823 by original designation. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 204). Etymology. From the Greek meros (thigh, femur) and the generic name Chlaenius [ q.v.] [masculine].

Pachychlaenius Grundmann, 1955: 282 (as Pachychleanius ). Type species: Chlaenius erythropus Germar, 1824 by original designation. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 204). Etymology. From the Greek pachys (thick) and the generic name Chlaenius [ q.v.] [masculine].

Sericochlaenius Grundmann, 1955: 286. Type species: Chlaenius cumatilis LeConte, 1851 by original designation. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 204). Etymology. From the Greek sericon (silk) and the generic name Chlaenius [ q.v.] [masculine].

Diversity.

About 140 species in all zoogeographical regions except the Australian Region. The Nearctic Region is represented by 14 species.