Agonum muiri Liebherr, 1984

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 759

Agonum muiri Liebherr, 1984

Agonum muiri Liebherr, 1984b: 374. Type locality: "M[oun]t Lyell (11,000 ft.) [Madera County], Cal[ifornia]" (original citation). Holotype (♂) in CAS [# 15255]. Etymology. The specific name was proposed in honor of John Muir [1838-1914], naturalist, author, and conservationist. Born in Scotland, Muir came to United States as a boy and in 1868 settled in California where his activism helped save several wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States.

Distribution.

This species is endemic to the Sierra Nevada [see Liebherr 1984b: Fig. 6], ranging from Lassen County to Tulare County.

Records.

USA: CA