Calybe Laporte, 1834

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 784

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scientific name	Calybe Laporte, 1834
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Genus Calybe Laporte, 1834

Calybe Laporte, 1834: 92. Type species: Calybe leprieuri Laporte, 1834 by monotypy. Etymology. Mythological name designating a Trojan Nymph loved by King Laomedon of Troy. Literately, kalybe or calybe designates a rustic cabin or hut [feminine]. Note. Chalybe is an incorrect subsequent spelling, introduced by Dejean (1836: 56), not in prevailing usage.

Diversity.

Twenty-five species (Lorenz 2005: 440-441) in the Western Hemisphere arrayed in two subgenera: Calybe s.str. (eight species) represented in the Neotropical Region only and Ega (17 species).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Hexapoda
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Carabidae