Galerita janus (Fabricius, 1792)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 840-841

Galerita janus (Fabricius, 1792)

Carabus janus Fabricius, 1792: 136. Type locality: «Carolina» (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1969a: 1093), in ZMUC.

Galerita cyanipennis Dejean, 1831: 293. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Reichardt (1967: 24), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Mannerheim (1843: 183), confirmed by Lindroth (1955b: 22).

Galerita borealis Laporte, 1840: 35. Type locality: «Amérique boréale» (original citation). Syntype(s) probably in MHNP (collection Oberthür). Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 24).

Galerita cordicollis Chaudoir, 1843b: 699. Type locality: environs de Nouvelle Orleans [Orleans Parish, Louisiana] (lectotype label according to Reichardt 1967: 24). Lectotype (♂), designated by Reichardt (1967: 24), in MHNP. Synonymy established by Melsheimer (1853: 3), confirmed by Reichardt (1967: 24).

Galerita thoracica Casey, 1897: 350 [primary homonym of Galerita thoracica Chevrolat, 1834]. Type locality: «Florida» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47578]. Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 24).

Galerita bicolor intermedia Casey, 1897: 351 [primary homonym of Galerita intermedia Fairmaire, 1887]. Type locality: «Iowa» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 47577]. Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 24).

Galerita caseyi Leng, 1919b: 203. Replacement name for Galerita thoracica Casey, 1897.

Galerita angusticeps Casey, 1920: 227. Type locality: "S[ain]t Louis, Missouri" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 14), in USNM [# 47586]. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 14).

Galerita occipitalis Casey, 1920: 228. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47576]. Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 24).

Galerita caseyi Liebke, 1928: 129 [primary homonym of Galerita caseyi Leng, 1919]. Replacement name for Galerita intermedia Casey, 1897.

Galerita ahasverus Liebke, 1929: 297. Replacement name for Galerita caseyi Liebke, 1928.

Distribution.

This species is found from southern Quebec to southeastern South Dakota, north to southern Manitoba (Bousquet 1987a: 134), south to east-central Texas and central Florida; isolated populations are known from southwestern New Mexico (Grant County, Robert L. Davidson pers. comm. 2008), southeastern Arizona, and Chihuahua in Mexico [see Ball and Nimmo 1983: Fig. 10].

Records.

CAN: MB, ON, QC USA: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV - Mexico