Elaphropus xanthopus (Dejean, 1831)

Bousquet, Yves, 2012, Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico, ZooKeys 245, pp. 1-1722 : 444

Elaphropus xanthopus (Dejean, 1831)

Bembidium xanthopus Dejean, 1831: 60. Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale" (original citation), restricted to "Long Isl[and], N[ew] Y[ork]" by Lindroth (1966: 420). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1974a: 137), in MHNP.

Tachyura xanthopus laxipennis Casey, 1918: 185. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♀) in USNM [# 46925]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 137).

Tachyura xanthopus famelica Casey, 1918: 185. Type locality: "Boston Neck [Washington County], Rhode Island" (original citation). Holotype [by monotypy] (♂) in USNM [# 46926]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 137).

Tachyura ancilla Casey, 1918: 186. Type locality: "Southern Pines [Moore County], North Carolina" (original citation). Lectotype (♀), designated by Erwin (1974a: 137), in USNM [# 46929]. Synonymy established by Erwin (1974a: 137).

Tachyura levipes Casey, 1918: 186. Type locality: "Long Island, New York" (original citation for the lectotype). Lectotype (♂), designated by Erwin (1974a: 134), in USNM [# 46927]. Synonymy established by Lindroth (1966: 420). Note. This taxon is listed as a valid species by Erwin (1974a: 134).

Distribution.

This species ranges from Nova Scotia (Lindroth 1966: 422) to western Kansas (Trego County, CNC), south to southeastern Texas (Wickham 1897: 104; Cameron County, CNC) and central Florida (Peck and Thomas 1998: 18). The species was also recorded from the Bahamas (Darlington 1953: 5) and Cuba (Darlington 1934: 78).

Records.

CAN: NS, ON, QC USA: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV - Bahamas, Cuba