Brachinus costipennis Motschulsky, 1859

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 479

Brachinus costipennis Motschulsky, 1859

Brachynus costipennis Motschulsky, 1859a: 138. Type locality: «Californie» (original citation), herein restricted to Dry Creek, 9.0 miles northwest of Healdsburg, Sonoma County (see Erwin 1970a: 88). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 85), in MCZ [# 8329].

Brachynus carinulatus Motschulsky, 1859a: 139. Type locality: Californie (inferred from title of the paper). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 85), in ZMMU. Synonymy established by Erwin (1965: 4).

Brachynus cognatus Chaudoir, 1876a: 74. Type locality: "Orizaba [Veracruz, Mexico]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1970a: 85), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Erwin (1970a: 85).

Brachinus cognatus var. cancellatus Bates, 1891a: 269. Type locality: "Chihuahua City, Mexico" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 85), in BMNH. Synonymy established by Erwin (1970a: 85).

Distribution.

This species ranges from northern California to eastern Utah, south to Guatemala (Erwin 1973b: 82) and northern Baja California [see Erwin 1970a: Fig. 197]. Specimens labeled from “Arkansas” and “Kansas” are known but could be mislabeled (Erwin 1970a: 87).

Records.

USA: AZ, CA, NM, TX, UT - Guatemala, Mexico