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Genus Selenophorus

Beetle - Selenophorus hylacis Small beetle - Selenophorus planipennis Selenophorus pedicularius - female ? - Selenophorus 1001C35 - Selenophorus fatuus Selenophorus concinnus? - Selenophorus concinnus Selenophorus concinnus? - Selenophorus concinnus Selenophorus discopunctatus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Harpalinae
Supertribe Harpalitae
Tribe Harpalini
Subtribe Harpalina
Genus Selenophorus
Pronunciation
si-LEE-NO-fer-us or silly-NO-fer-us; in either case, the only long vowel is the second e [PWM note]
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
reviewed in (1) and 2022 supplement
Explanation of Names
Selenophorus Dejean 1829
'moon-bearing', refers to the shiny appearance of some members of this genus. [PWM]
Numbers
2 subgenera, with 37 spp. in our area, ~180 total(1)
Identification
Serial punctures in elytral striae 2, 5, 7 are characteristic of this and 3 more related genera in our area, viz Selenophorus, Amblygnathus, Athrostictus, Discoderus
key to species in (1)
Range
New World, mostly neotropical(2)