Revision of the Bembidion subgenus Phyla Motschulsky 1844 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidiinae)

Abstract

Revision of the Bembidion subgenus Phyla Motschulsky 1844 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Bembidiinae). -The subgenus Phyla Motschulsky 1 844 {Bembidion (Phyla) obtusum, B. incommodum, B. tethys, B. abdelkrimi, B. liliputanum, B. rectangulum) has been revised. Two new species are described {Bembidion minoum nov. sp. and B. phoeniceum nov. sp.), two taxa are synonymized. Determination keys are given as well as the distribution areas of the mostly mediterranean Phyla species.