Beetles that live with ants (Carabidae, Pseudomorphini, Pseudomorpha Kirby, 1825): A revision of the santarita species group

Beetles that live with ants (Carabidae, Pseudomorphini, Pseudomorpha Kirby, 1825): A revision of the santarita species group

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The Western Hemisphere genus Pseudomorpha Kirby 1825 was last revised by Notman in 1925 based on only a few known species (22) and paltry few specimens (73); other authors have added an additional six species represented by 53 additional specimens since 1925.Baehr (1997) assigned three species from Australia to this genus, albeit in a new osborne hog feeders for sale subgenus, Austropseudomorpha Baehr 1997.A recent study of collections from throughout the Americas (1757 specimens) has revealed numerous new species that can be arrayed across 19 species groups based on a suite of attributes, some used by Notman and others newly discovered.

A taxonomic revision of the species contained in one of these species groups, santarita, is provided herein, as well as a distributional synopsis of the remaining 18 species groups.New species described herein are as follows, each with its type locality: caruso rhodiola Pseudomorpha huachinera sp.n.

, Arroyo El Cocono, Sierra Huachinera, Sonora, México; P.patagonia sp.n.

, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; P.penablanca sp.n.

, Peña Blanca Lake, Arizona; P.pima sp.n.

, Madera Canyon (lower), Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; P.santacruz sp.n.

, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona; and P.santarita sp.n.

, Santa Rita Ranch, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona.