Hunting Wesley M
National Chung Hsing University, Department of Entomology, 250, Kuo Kuang Rd. Taichung City 402 Taiwan, R.O.C.
Zookeys. 2013 Jan 18(259):1-73. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.259.2970. Print 2013.
The Cymindis (Pinacodera) limbata species group (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini) is a precinctive New World taxon with ranges extended from portions of temperate southeastern Canada and the U.S.A. through the montane regions of Mexico, south to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The group is distinguishable from all other members of the subgenus Pinacodera by males possessing a distinctive sclerite (endophallic plate) at the apex of the endophallus. In the past, a lack of material and misunderstandings of range of variation within species have contributed to confusion about how many species there really are. This revision of the limbata species group includes a classification, a key to groups within the subgenus Pinacodera and species within the limbata group, descriptions of species, re-rankings and new synonymies. In total 10 taxa are treated, with 6 new synonyms proposed, 1 new combination introduced and 1 new species described: Cymindis (Pinacodera) rufostigma (type locality: Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida, U.S.A.). Each taxon is characterized in terms of structural features of adults, habitat, geographical distribution, and chorological affinities. Available ecological information and treatments of variation are included.
齿爪步甲属（Pinacodera）边缘齿爪步甲物种组（鞘翅目，步甲科，齿爪步甲族）是新世界特有的分类单元，分布范围从加拿大东南部和美国部分温带地区延伸至墨西哥山区，南至特万特佩克地峡。该物种组与Pinacodera亚属的所有其他成员的区别在于，雄性在内生殖器顶端具有独特的骨片（内阳茎片）。过去，由于缺乏材料以及对物种变异范围的误解，导致了对该物种组实际物种数量的混淆。本次对边缘齿爪步甲物种组的修订包括分类、Pinacodera亚属内各物种组及边缘齿爪步甲物种组内各物种的检索表、物种描述、重新分类和新异名。总共处理了10个分类单元，提出了6个新异名，引入了1个新组合，并描述了1个新物种：齿爪步甲属（Pinacodera）红 stigma（模式产地：美国佛罗里达州高地县阿奇博尔德生物站）。每个分类单元都根据成虫的结构特征、栖息地、地理分布和分布亲缘关系进行了描述。还包括了现有的生态信息和变异处理情况。
