Pelmatellina Bates, 1882, 1829

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 657

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Subtribe Pelmatellina Bates, 1882

Pelmatellinae Bates, 1882a: 67. Type genus: Pelmatellus Bates, 1882.

Diversity.

New World, with about 90 species arrayed in eight genera: Hakaharpalus Larochelle and Larivière (five New Zealand species), Kupeharpalus Larochelle and Larivière (three New Zealand species), Lecanomerus Chaudoir (35 Australian species), Nemaglossa Solier (one Chilean species), Notospeophonus Moore (three species in Australia), Pelmatellus (28 species), Syllectus Bates (three New Zealand species), and Trachysarus Reed (eight species from the Juan Fernández).

Taxonomic Note.

In the phylogenetic analysis of the tribe Harpalini using molecular sequence data conducted by Martínez-Navarro et al. (2005) members of Pelmatellina clustered within those of Stenolophina .