''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'' Chaudoir, 1880 * '' Pasimachus californicus'' Chaudoir, 1850 * '' Pasimachus cardioderus'' (Chaudoir, 1880) * '' Pasimachus cordicollis'' (Chaudoir, 1862) * '' Pasimachus cuestai'' Kohlmann, 1993 * ''

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, 1787) * '' Pasimachus duplicatus'' LeConte, 1853 * ''

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'' (Chaudoir, 1880) * ''

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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'' Bänninger, 1950 * '' Pasimachus perpolitus'' Casey, 1913 * '' Pasimachus punctulatus''

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, 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 ''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 ...

'' H. W. Bates, 1891 * '' Pasimachus strenuus'' LeConte, 1874 * '' Pasimachus subangulatus'' (Chaudoir, 1862) * '' Pasimachus sublaevis'' (

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

References

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