Oxydrepanus
Putzeys, 1867
Oxydrepanus is a of in the , tribe Clivinini, subtribe Reicheiina. The genus was established by Putzeys in 1867 and contains approximately 17 described distributed across the Americas, with records from Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, and other regions. Species are small to minute in size and have been documented from the mid-19th century to recent descriptions in 2018. The genus is taxonomically placed within the diverse carabid Scaritinae, which includes many soil-dwelling .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Oxydrepanus: /ˌɒksɪˈdrɛpənəs/
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Distribution
of Oxydrepanus have been recorded from the Neotropical region, including Brazil (O. brasiliensis, O. luridus, O. micans, O. minimus, O. ovalis), Mexico (O. mexicanus, O. coamensis), Cuba (O. cubanus, O. cristalensis), and other Caribbean and Central localities. The appears to have a primarily tropical and subtropical distribution in the Western Hemisphere.
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Taxonomic History
The was described by Jules Putzeys in 1867, with multiple described in his 1866 and subsequent publications. Several species were later transferred from other genera, including O. rufus (originally described as Reicheia rufa by Putzeys in 1846) and O. minor and O. ovoideus (transferred from Reicheia by Kult in 1950). Recent descriptions include O. amrishi and O. rishwani (Makhan, 2010), O. minae (Makhan & Ezzatpanah, 2011), and O. bulirschi and O. valdesi (Dostal & L. M. Vieira, 2018).
Species Diversity
The contains 17 accepted : O. amrishi, O. brasiliensis, O. bulirschi, O. coamensis, O. cristalensis, O. cubanus, O. luridus, O. mexicanus, O. micans, O. minae, O. minimus, O. minor, O. ovalis, O. ovoideus, O. reicheoides, O. rishwani, and O. valdesi.