Pasimachus () is a genus of North American beetles in the family Carabidae
Etymology
While the exact reason for the naming of the genus is unknown, the name has been theorized to have been derived from Ancient Greek (pâs; "all") and , (makhÃÂtá¸Âs; "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.
Species
- Pasimachus ambiguus <small>Bänninger, 1950</small>
- Pasimachus aurocinctus <small>Chaudoir, 1880</small>
- Pasimachus californicus <small>Chaudoir, 1850</small>
- Pasimachus cardioderus <small>(Chaudoir, 1880)</small>
- Pasimachus cordicollis <small>(Chaudoir, 1862)</small>
- Pasimachus cuestai <small>Kohlmann, 1993</small>
- Pasimachus depressus <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>
- Pasimachus duplicatus <small>LeConte, 1853</small>
- Pasimachus elongatus <small>LeConte, 1846</small>
- Pasimachus imitator <small>Bänninger, 1950</small>
- Pasimachus intermedius <small>(Chaudoir, 1880)</small>
- Pasimachus laevisulcatus <small>H. W. Bates, 1891</small>
- Pasimachus marginatus <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>
- Pasimachus metallicus <small>(Chaudoir, 1880)</small>
- Pasimachus mexicanus <small>G. R. Gray, 1832</small>
- Pasimachus obsoletus <small>LeConte, 1846</small>
- Pasimachus pacificus <small>Bänninger, 1950</small>
- Pasimachus perpolitus <small>Casey, 1913</small>
- Pasimachus punctulatus <small>Haldeman, 1843</small>
- Pasimachus purpuratus <small>(Putzeys, 1846)</small>
- Pasimachus quadricollis <small>Chaudoir, 1880</small>
- Pasimachus quirozi <small>Flohr, 1887</small>
- Pasimachus rotundipennis <small>Chevrolat, 1834</small>
- Pasimachus sallei <small>Chaudoir, 1862</small>
- Pasimachus sexualis <small>Bänninger, 1950</small>
- Pasimachus smithi <small>H. W. Bates, 1891</small>
- Pasimachus strenuus <small>LeConte, 1874</small>
- Pasimachus subangulatus <small>(Chaudoir, 1862)</small>
- Pasimachus sublaevis <small>(Palisot de Beauvois, 1811)</small>
- Pasimachus subsulcatus <small>Say, 1823</small>
- Pasimachus tolucanus <small>Chaudoir, 1880</small>
- Pasimachus viridans <small>LeConte, 1858</small>
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