Pterostichus castaneus (Dejean, 1828)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 534-535

Pterostichus castaneus (Dejean, 1828)

Feronia castanea Dejean, 1828: 326. Type locality: «détroit de Norfolk [= Sitka Sound, Baranof Island, Alaska] sur la côte nord-ouest de l’Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown (possibly in MHNP and MCZ, see Lindroth 1966: 465).

Feronia brunnea Dejean, 1828: 327. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in MHNP. Synonymy established by LeConte (1873a: 312), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 465).

Feronia sejungenda Chaudoir, 1868b: 336. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation). One syntype [2 ♀ originally cited] in MHNP. Synonymy established with doubt, under the name Pterostichus brunneus (Dejean), by Tschitschérine (1900c: 467), herein confirmed. Note. Tschitschérine (1900c: 467) wrote that this taxon was probably a synonym of the true Pterostichus brunneum . I have seen one of the two syntypes, a damage specimen in Chaudoir’s collection in MHNP missing the abdomen, the posterior legs and most of the remaining tarsi. The specimen matches those of Pterostichus castaneus (Dejean) in all its external characters.

Pterostichus wrangelli Casey, 1913: 131. Type locality: "Fort Wrangell, Alaska" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47000]. Synonymy established by Casey (1918: 325), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 466).

Hypherpes terracensis Casey, 1924: 68. Type locality: "Terrace, British Columbia" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1975: 123), in USNM [# 46984]. Synonymy established by Hatch (1953: 110), confirmed by Lindroth (1966: 466).

Distribution.

This species ranges from the southeastern coast of Alaska (Lindroth 1966: 466) to “California” (Dejean 1828: 327, as Feronia brunnea ; Chaudoir 1868b: 336, as Feronia sejungenda ), east to southeastern Bri tish Columbia (Lindroth 1966: 466) and “Idaho” (Van Dyke 1924a: 8).

Records.

CAN: BC (QCI, VCI) USA: AK, CA, ID, OR, WA