Pasimachus subsulcatus Say, 1823

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Pasimachus subsulcatus Say, 1823

Pasimachus subsulcatus Say, 1823a: 19. Type locality: "Georgia and Florida" (original citation), restricted to «Florida» by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 333). Lectotype, designated by Lindroth and Freitag (1969: 333), in MHNP (collection Dejean).

Pasimachus floridanus Casey, 1913: 79. Type locality: "Palm Beach [Palm Beach County], Florida" (original citation). Six syntypes [6 originally cited] in USNM [# 46879]. Synonymy established by Erwin et al. (1977: 4.11).

Pasimachus subsulcatus subnitens Casey, 1913: 79. Type locality: «Florida» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] in USNM [# 46878]. Synonymy established by Leng (1915: 567).

Pasimachus opacipennis Casey, 1913: 80. Type locality: «Florida» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] in USNM [# 46880]. Synonymy established with doubt by Bänninger (1950: 509).

Distribution.

This species is probably restricted to the Coastal Plain ranging from South Carolina (Kirk 1970: 9; Ciegler 2000: 38) to southern Florida including the Keys (Peck and Thomas 1998: 17), west to southeastern Louisiana (Allen 1965: 62).

Records.

USA: AL, FL, GA, LA, SC

Note.

Bänninger (1950: 510) retained Pasimachus floridanus Casey and Pasimachus subnitens Casey as questionable subspecies of Pasimachus subsulcatus . Nichols (1988a: 217) retained Pasimachus floridanus as a valid species but added that "further study is needed to determine ... whether it is a taxon worthy of distinction from Pasimachus subsulcatus Say."