Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel, 1920

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 310

Genus Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel, 1920

Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel, 1920b: 154. Type species: Anophthalmus menetriesi Motschulsky, 1862 by original designation. Etymology. From the Greek pseudos (fallacy, lie) and the generic name Anophthalmus [masculine].

Aphanotrechus Barr, 1960c: 65. Type species: Aphanotrechus virginicus Barr, 1960 by original designation. Synonymy established by Barr and Krekeler (1967: 1322). Etymology. From the Greek aphanes (invisible, obscure) and the generic name Trechus [q.v.] [masculine].

Diversity.

About 145 described species, though more than 220 are known (Barr 2004: 1), restricted to eastern North America south of the last glaciation.

Identification.

Barr (2004: 11-16) provided a key for the identification of the 26 species groups currently recognized. Barr (1959) revised the species of the robustus group (four species). Krekeler (1973) revised the species of the barri (two species), horni (13 species), inexpectatus (six species), and rittmani (three species) groups and provided keys for the identification of the species of the horni and inexpectatus groups. Barr (1981) revised the species of the alabamae (two species), hirsutus (seven species), hubrichti (six species), hypolithos (five species), jonesi (eight species), and tennesseensis (four species) groups but did not provide keys for their identification. He also treated the engelhardti group but many species were added subsequently.

Taxonomic Note.

Duvaliopsis Jeannel, with six species in Carpathian and Transylvanian Alps of eastern Europe, is listed as a synonym of Pseudanophthalmus by Barr (2004: 7). Most other trechine students treat Duvaliopsis as a distinct genus.

Tennessarius Valentine (1952: 15), listed as a junior synonym of Pseudanophthalmus Jeannel by Barr (1962b: 111), is an unavailable name since the original description was not accompanied by the fixation of a type species (ICZN 1999: Article 13.3). Barr (2004: 7) provided a type species for Tennessarius along with a bibliographic reference to a previously published description but since he listed Tennessarius in synonymy with Pseudanophthalmus , the name is still unavailable (ICZN 1999: Article 11.6).