Xystosomina Erwin, 1994, 1827

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 435

Subtribe Xystosomina Erwin, 1994

Xystosomina Erwin, 1994: 560. Type genus: Xystosomus Schaum, 1863.

Diversity.

New World, with about 125 species arrayed in seven genera: Erwiniana Paulsen and Smith (about 55 Neotropical species), Geballusa Erwin (five Neotropical species), Gouleta Erwin (four Neotropical species), Inpa Erwin (one South American species), Mioptachys (13 species), Philipis Erwin (38 Australian species), and Xystosomus Schaum (nine Neotropical species). The North American fauna is represented by a single species.