Galerita bicolor (Drury, 1773)

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

Galerita bicolor (Drury, 1773)

Carabus bicolor Drury, 1773: [index]. Type locality: «Virginie» (original citation, see Drury 1770: 95). Syntype(s) lost (Reichardt 1967: 41).

Galerita longicollis Chaudoir, 1843b: 700. Type locality: "environs de la Nouvelle Orléans [Orleans Parish, Louisiana]" (original citation). Lectotype (♂), designated by Reichardt (1967: 41), in MHNP. Synonymy established by LeConte (1863b: 5), confirmed by Reichardt (1967: 41).

Galerita dubia LeConte, 1844: 48. Type locality: «Georgia» (original citation). Lectotype [as type] (♂), designated by Reichardt (1967: 41), in MCZ [# 5794]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1863b: 5), confirmed by Reichardt (1967: 41).

Galerita bicolor obliqua Casey, 1897: 350. Type locality: "Lake Worth [Palm Beach County], Florida" (original citation). Two syntypes in USNM [# 47582]. Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 41).

Galerita bicolor iowensis Casey, 1920: 230. Type locality: «Iowa» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47580]. Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 41).

Galerita bicolor rhombiceps Casey, 1920: 230. Type locality: «Indiana» (original citation). One syntype in USNM [# 47579]. Synonymy established by Reichardt (1967: 41).

Distribution.

The range of this eastern species extends from Rhode Island (Sikes and Webster 2005: 317) to southeastern South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 39), south to southeastern Texas and southern Florida [see Ball and Nimmo 1983: Fig. 14].

Records.

USA: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV