Microlestes pusio (LeConte, 1863)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 807

Microlestes pusio (LeConte, 1863)

Blechrus pusio LeConte, 1863c: 6. Type locality: «Louisiana» (original citation). Syntype(s) location unknown. Note. All four specimens under this name in the LeConte collection (MCZ # 5816) are labeled either “Tex” or "Dallas, Texas" suggesting that none of these specimens are syntypes.

Distribution.

This species is found from Long Island, New York (Notman 1928: 238) to eastern South Dakota (Kirk and Balsbaugh 1975: 38), including southernmost Ontario (Lindroth 1969a: 1054), south to southeastern Texas (Horn 1882: 135; Snow 1906a: 141; Casey 1920: 270), east-central Mississippi (Snodgrass and Cross 1983: 17), and northeastern Tennessee (Hylton 1980: 25). The record from the District of Columbia (Ulke 1902: 7) needs confirmation.

Records.

CAN: ON USA: IL, IN, KS, LA, MO, MS, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, WI [DC]