Singilis Rambur, 1837

Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2011, Review of subtribe Singilina Jeannel, 1949, of the Middle East and Central Asia (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini), ZooKeys 155, pp. 1-50 : 2-3

Genus Singilis Rambur, 1837

Singilis Rambur 1837: 25 Type species: Singilis bicolor Rambur, 1837 (nec Solsky 1874)

Agatus Motschulsky 1845: 10. Type species Glycia fasciata Motschulsky, 1844 (= Dromius cingulatus Gebler, 1843: 37) syn. n.

Phloeozeteus Peyron 1856: 715. Type species Coptodera plagiata Reiche & Saulcy, 1855 syn. n.

Paralebia Peringuey 1898: 335. Type species Paralebia vicaria Peringuey, 1898

Phloezetaeus : Jedlička 1956: 204 [unavailable]

Phloeozetaeus : Jedlička 1961a: 3 [unavailable]

Phloeozetoeus : Jedlička 1961b: 163 [unavailable]

Phloeozetteus : Jedlička 1963a: 6 [unavailable]

Phloeozetus : Kabak 2003: 438 [unavailable]

Remarks.

Now we are not in position to give diagnostic features of this genus, for we do not know the other related genera well enough. The limits of these generic groups are not yet defined. Details of relationships among genera and subtribes remain to be worked out. In lieu of a definitive treatment of classification of Singilis , we adopt here the position of Ball and Hilchie (1983). Now a revision of this genus is in progress. In this, the author will try to clarify its position among closely related genera, and will discuss some characters and methods proposed by Basilewsky (1984) and Casale (1998). Inferring phylogenetic relationships within Lebiini from characters of the female reproductive tract will be offered.

The genus Singilis as treated here may not be monophyletic; however, the sheer numbers and morphological diversity of its species, both described and undescribed, make a comprehensive revision of the group unfeasible at this time. Still, we believe that describing distinctive species will help faunal studies and contribute to the understanding of higher taxonomy.