Pasimachus (/ˌpɑːsɪˈmɑːkəs/) is a genus of North American beetles in the family Carabidae[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Scaritinae |
| Tribe: | Pasimachini |
| Genus: | Pasimachus Bonelli, 1813 |
Etymology
editWhile the exact reason for the naming of the genus is unknown, the name has been theorized to have been derived from Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs; "all") and μᾰχητής, (makhētḗs; "warrior", "fighter"). It also coincides with the name of Pasimachus, a cavalry commander mentioned in Hellenica. The reason for this naming could be due to the genus' large mandibles and carnivory.[2]
Species
edit- Pasimachus ambiguus Bänninger, 1950
- Pasimachus aurocinctus Chaudoir, 1880
- Pasimachus californicus Chaudoir, 1850
- Pasimachus cardioderus (Chaudoir, 1880)
- Pasimachus cordicollis (Chaudoir, 1862)
- Pasimachus cuestai Kohlmann, 1993
- Pasimachus depressus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Pasimachus duplicatus LeConte, 1853
- Pasimachus elongatus LeConte, 1846
- Pasimachus imitator Bänninger, 1950
- Pasimachus intermedius (Chaudoir, 1880)
- Pasimachus laevisulcatus H. W. Bates, 1891
- Pasimachus marginatus (Fabricius, 1787)
- Pasimachus metallicus (Chaudoir, 1880)
- Pasimachus mexicanus G. R. Gray, 1832
- Pasimachus obsoletus LeConte, 1846
- Pasimachus pacificus Bänninger, 1950
- Pasimachus perpolitus Casey, 1913
- Pasimachus punctulatus Haldeman, 1843
- Pasimachus purpuratus (Putzeys, 1846)
- Pasimachus quadricollis Chaudoir, 1880
- Pasimachus quirozi Flohr, 1887
- Pasimachus rotundipennis Chevrolat, 1834
- Pasimachus sallei Chaudoir, 1862
- Pasimachus sexualis Bänninger, 1950
- Pasimachus smithi H. W. Bates, 1891
- Pasimachus strenuus LeConte, 1874
- Pasimachus subangulatus (Chaudoir, 1862)
- Pasimachus sublaevis (Palisot de Beauvois, 1811)
- Pasimachus subsulcatus Say, 1823
- Pasimachus tolucanus Chaudoir, 1880
- Pasimachus viridans LeConte, 1858
References
edit- ^ "Pasimachus Bonelli, 1813". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
- ^ "Genus Pasimachus". BugGuide.net. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
The etymology of Pasimachus: "Probably from the Greek pasi (the whole, all, very, by extension universal) and machetes (warrior, fighter) contracted [masculine]." (GBIF) In addition, note that Pasimachus was a Dorian cavalry commander of the Peloponnesian War mentioned in Xenophon's Hellenica.
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