TAXONOMIC REVISION OF NEARCTIC, MEXICAN, AND WEST-INDIAN OODINI (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE)

Eight genera and 25 species are recognized among the Nearctic, Mexican , and West Indian Oodini. Four new species are described: Oodinus pseu dopiceus (type locality: Hillsborough River St. Pk., Hillsborough Co., Florida); Oodinus similis (type locality: San Quintin, Chiapas, Mexic o); Oodinus darlingtoni (type locality: Cauto El Cristo, Oriente, Cuba ); and Oodinus edentulus (type locality: 31.8 mi E Francisco Escarcega , Campeche, Mexico). Oodes fluvialis LeConte, 1863, previously recogni zed as a subspecies of O. americanus Dejean, 1826, is given specific s tatus. The following new synonymies are established: Eulachnocrepis Ha bu, 1956 with Lachnocrepis LeConte, 1853; Stenocrepis texana (LeConte, 1863), S. chalcas Bates, 1882, and S. chalcochrous Chaudoir, 1883 wit h S. insulana (Jacquelin du Val, 1857); Stenocrepis quatuordecimstriat a (Chaudoir, 1843), S. picipes (LeConte, 1844), S. stenocephala (LaFer te-Senectere, 1851), and S. sulcata Chevrolat, 1863 with S. mexicana ( Chevrolat, 1835). Lectotypes are designated for Oodinus alutaceus (Bat es, 1882), Oodes amaroides Dejean, 1831, O. fluvialis LeConte, 1863, O . americanus Dejean, 1826, Stenocrepis texana (LeConte, 1863), S. chal cas Bates, 1882, S. lecontei (Chaudoir, 1857), S. quatuordecimstriata (Chaudoir, 1843), S. picipes (LeConte, 1844), S. cuprea (Chaudoir, 184 3), S. tibialis (Chevrolat, 1834), S. femoralis (Chaudoir, 1835), S. e legans (LeConte, 1851), and S. gratiosa (Bates, 1882). The genus-group name Nanodes Habu, 1956, a homonym of Nanodes Schonherr, 1825, is rep laced by Nanodiodes, new replacement name. For each genus treated, the following are provided: citation of original description and selected references, notes about synonymy (if required), description, geograph ical distribution and diversity, and monophyly and phylogenetic relati onships. For each species included, the following are given: citation of original description and synonymies, type material, etymology (for new species only), notes about synonymy (if required), diagnosis, desc ription, geographical distribution, bionomics, and phylogenetic relati onships (if the genus includes more than two species). Keys to genera and, for each genus, to species are included. The species distribution s are mapped, and the important structural features are illustrated.