Brachinus phaeocerus Chaudoir, 1868

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 483-484

Brachinus phaeocerus Chaudoir, 1868

Brachinus phaeocerus Chaudoir, 1868b: 300. Type locality: «Texas» (original citation, see page 299), herein restricted to Big Bend National Park, Brewster County (see Erwin 1970a: 114). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1970a: 111), in MHNP.

Distribution.

This species is restricted to the Great Plains and ranges from northeastern Iowa (Black Hawk County, Doug A. Veal pers. comm. 2009) to north-central Colorado, south to Chihuahua in northern Mexico and southeastern Texas [see Erwin 1970a: Fig. 279]. The specimens collected near Ithaca, New York (Erwin 1970a: 114), are possibly strays or mislabeled.

Records.

USA: AZ, CO, IA, KS, NE, NM, OK, TX [NY] - Mexico