Stenolophus comma (Fabricius, 1775)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 663

Stenolophus comma (Fabricius, 1775)

Carabus comma Fabricius, 1775: 248. Type locality: «America» (original citation), restricted to "Arlington [Middlesex County], Mass[achusetts]" by Lindroth (1968: 918). Lectotype (♂), designated by Lindroth (1968: 918), in ZMUC.

Trechus similis Kirby, 1837: 48. Type locality: "Lat. 54° [= along North Saskatchewan River]" (original citation). Two syntypes [2 originally cited] in BMNH (Lindroth 1953b: 175). Synonymy established by LeConte (1873b: 325), confirmed by Lindroth (1953b: 175).

Agonoderus dorsalis LeConte, 1847: 373. Type locality: "provinciis mediis et occidentalibus" (original citation). Syntype(s) in MCZ [# 5876]. Synonymy established by LeConte (1869a: 375). Note. Fall (1933: 104) pointed out that the specimen labeled “dorsalis” in LeConte’s collection is conspecific with those of Stenolophus lecontei Chaudoir and since LeConte (1869a: 375) listed his dorsalis in synonymy with Stenolophus comma (Fabricius), it seems likely that the specimen labeled dorsalis is not a syntype.

Agonoderus oculatus Casey, 1914: 295. Type locality: "Austin [Travis County], Texas" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 48066]. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 221), based on Heading’s (1964) unpublished thesis.

Agonoderus gracilitarsis Casey, 1914: 296. Type locality: "New York" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype, designated by Lindroth (1975: 143), in USNM [# 48068]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 918).

Agonoderus quadricollis Casey, 1914: 296. Type locality: «Oklahoma» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 48067]. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 221), based on Heading’s (1964) unpublished thesis.

Agonoderus obliqulus Casey, 1914: 297. Type locality: "Provo [Utah County], Utah" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♀), designated by Lindroth (1975: 143), in USNM [# 48070]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1968: 918).

Agonoderus pallescens Casey, 1914: 297. Type locality: «Arizona» (original citation). Five syntypes [5 originally cited] in USNM [# 48071]. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 221), based on Heading’s (1964) unpublished thesis.

Agonoderus latipennis Casey, 1914: 298. Type locality: «Utah» (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] in USNM [# 48072]. Synonymy established by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 221), based on Heading’s (1964) unpublished thesis.

Distribution.

This species ranges from Newfoundland (Lindroth 1955a: 150) to Vancouver Island (Lindroth 1968: 919), south to southeastern California (Dajoz 2007: 20), southern Arizona, central Texas, northern Alabama, and east-central South Carolina (Ciegler 2000: 93) [see Heading 1964: Fig. 19]. The record from “Mississippi” (Bousquet and Larochelle 1993: 221) needs confirmation.

Records.

FRA: PM CAN: AB, BC (VCI), MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK USA: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY [MS]