Pterostichus illustris LeConte, 1851

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 539

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scientific name	Pterostichus illustris LeConte, 1851
status

Treatment

Pterostichus illustris LeConte, 1851: 182. Type locality: "S[an] D[iego] [San Diego County, California]" (lectotype label). Lectotype (♂), designated by Bousquet (1999: 172), in MCZ [# 82].

Distribution.

As far as known, this species seems to be restricted to southwestern California.

Records.

USA: CA

Note.

This name has been listed as a junior synonym of Pterostichus congestus Ménétriés by LeConte (1858a: 28; 1873a: 304) but, as pointed out by Bousquet and Larochelle (1993: 18), it applies to a distinct species.