Nelsonites
Valentine, 1952
Species Guides
2Nelsonites is a of ground beetles in the Carabidae, established by Valentine in 1952. The genus contains two described : Nelsonites jonesei and Nelsonites walteri. Both species are known from the United States. The genus belongs to the tribe Trechini within the Trechinae.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Nelsonites: /nɛlˈsoʊnaɪts/
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Distribution
United States.
Misconceptions
The name 'Nelsonites' is also used in geology to describe apatite-rich rocks associated with massif anorthosites. This geological usage is unrelated to the .
More Details
Species list
Nelsonites jonesei Valentine, 1952; Nelsonites walteri Valentine, 1952
Taxonomic history
described by Valentine in 1952.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Petrogenesis of Apatite-Rich Rocks (Nelsonites and Oxide-ApatiteGabbronorites) Associated with Massif Anorthosites
- Petrogenesis of Apatite-Rich Rocks (Nelsonites and Oxide-Apatite Gabbronorites) Associated with Massif Anorthosites