''Pasimachus'' () is a genus of North American

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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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all") and μᾰχητής, (''makhētḗs''; "warrior", "fighter"). It also coincides with the name of Pasimachus, a cavalry commander mentioned in ''

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''. The reason for this naming could be due to the genus' large

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Species

* '' Pasimachus ambiguus'' Bänninger, 1950 * ''

Pasimachus aurocinctus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

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, 1880 * '' Pasimachus californicus'' Chaudoir, 1850 * ''

Pasimachus cardioderus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' (Chaudoir, 1880) * ''

Pasimachus cordicollis ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' (Chaudoir, 1862) * ''

Pasimachus cuestai ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

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, 1993 * '' Pasimachus depressus'' (

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, 1787) * ''

Pasimachus duplicatus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' LeConte, 1853 * '' Pasimachus elongatus'' LeConte, 1846 * ''

Pasimachus imitator ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' Bänninger, 1950 * ''

Pasimachus intermedius ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' (Chaudoir, 1880) * ''

Pasimachus laevisulcatus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

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, 1891 * '' Pasimachus marginatus'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''

Pasimachus metallicus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' (Chaudoir, 1880) * ''

Pasimachus mexicanus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

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, 1832 * ''

Pasimachus obsoletus ''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 πᾶς (''pâs''; "all ...

'' LeConte, 1846 * ''

Pasimachus pacificus ''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 wikt:πᾶς, πᾶς (' ...

'' Bänninger, 1950 * '' Pasimachus perpolitus''

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, 1913 * '' Pasimachus punctulatus'' Haldeman, 1843 * '' Pasimachus purpuratus'' (Putzeys, 1846) * '' Pasimachus quadricollis'' Chaudoir, 1880 * '' Pasimachus quirozi'' Flohr, 1887 * '' Pasimachus rotundipennis''

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, 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 Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot, Baron de Beauvois (27 July 1752, in Arras – 21 January 1820, in Paris) was a French naturalist and zoologist. Palisot collected insects in Oware, Benin, Saint Domingue, and the United States, from 17 ...

, 1811) * '' Pasimachus subsulcatus'' Say, 1823 * '' Pasimachus tolucanus'' Chaudoir, 1880 * '' Pasimachus viridans'' LeConte, 1858

References

Scaritinae Carabidae genera {{Scaritinae-stub